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On the recordJuly 31, 1930
After wide consultation with interested leaders, I have decided to undertake the organization of an adequate investigation and study on a nationwide scale of the problems presented in home ownership and home building, with the view to the development of a better understanding of the questions involved and the hope of inspiring better organization and removal of influences which seriously limit the spread of home ownership, both town and country.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on the White House Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership.

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