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Herbert Hoover: Whatever the causes may be, the vast liquidation and readjustments which have taken place have left us with a large…

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Whatever the causes may be, the vast liquidation and readjustments which have taken place have left us with a large degree of credit paralysis, which together with the situation in our railways and the conditions abroad, are now the outstanding obstacles to recuperation.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Hoover discusses the significant economic challenges, including credit paralysis, that hinder recovery efforts.

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