10/28/1929
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"I have some questions on the drought."
"No stone will be left unturned by the Federal Government in giving assistance to local authorities."
"I have decided to appoint General MacArthur as Chief of Staff of the Army on the retirement of General [Charles P.] Summerall."
"There is no doubt that it is of most serious character in some localities, and that unless it is remedied there will be a great deal of suffering."