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On the recordOctober 13, 1931
I understand the immediate purpose of this community movement on the part of Dayton is to cooperate in furtherance of the request I made last week for 'national unity of action in an American way to assist business, employment and agriculture.'
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message on the Formation of the Committee of One Hundred in Dayton, Ohio.

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