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Herbert Hoover: “The situation is one to cause a great deal of concern, but it must be borne in mind that the drought has mainly affected…”

On the recordAugust 7, 1930
The situation is one to cause a great deal of concern, but it must be borne in mind that the drought has mainly affected animal feed, the bulk of the direct human food production of the country being abundantly in hand.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on the Drought.

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