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On the recordMarch 23, 1932
During the past 2 years, as compared with the prewar decade, the proportion of our foreign trade carried by ships under the American flag has substantially increased.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Message on the Launching of the SS Santa Rosa.

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