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Herbert Hoover: “My dear Mr. Senator: As to our conversation this morning, I am glad to confirm at once that the proposed additional…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 1931
My dear Mr. Senator: As to our conversation this morning, I am glad to confirm at once that the proposed additional drought relief measure was suggested for the purpose of real aid to the weakened credit situation in the drought area and that in the administration of it the Secretary of Agriculture assures me he has no other intention and that he will interpret it fairly and sympathetically.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the Senate Minority Leader on Drought Relief Legislation.

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