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Herbert Hoover

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Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1929, to March 4, 1933. A member of the Republican Party, Hoover was born in Iowa but later moved to California. Before his presidency, he served as the Secretary of Commerce from 1921 to 1928, where he focused on promoting economic growth and efficiency. Hoover was also known for his humanitarian efforts during World War I, leading relief efforts in Europe and earning a reputation as a skilled administrator.

Jun 27, 1930

Our task is to give every child the opportunity to grow up with a healthy body, a trained mind, a disciplined character, a cheerful faith in himself and a devotion to our form of government.

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Jun 26, 1930

I note that the appropriation requested by the Law Enforcement Commission for its work outside of prohibition has failed in the Senate.

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Jun 26, 1930

St. Michael, Alaska, is hereby abolished as a port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 31 (Alaska), with headquarters at Juneau, Alaska, effective July 1, 1930.

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Jun 26, 1930

I have no doubt that there are private citizens sufficiently anxious for the Nation to know the whole truth as to what constructive remedies may be suggested by so eminent a body of men and women as this Commission, that I shall be able to…

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Jun 26, 1930

There is no doubt that the more vigorous enforcement of the Federal laws laterally have had something to do with this increase in prisoners.

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Jun 26, 1930

I have asked them if they will go on and they have agreed to do so.

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Jun 26, 1930

Nothing to my mind indicates more clearly the fact that crime is growing in general than the situation which we have in the prisons, both Federal and State, at the present moment.

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Jun 26, 1930

I do not think that we can abandon that program, and therefore I can't allow the work of the Commission to cease.

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Jun 25, 1930

I AM GLAD to join with the citizens of your native town in paying tribute to your high courage, devotion and skill as exhibited in your service with Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedition.

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Jun 25, 1930

The trust period on the allotments of the following named members of the Red Lake Chippewa Tribe of Indians of Minnesota, on the ceded part of the Red Lake Reservation, be, and is hereby, extended for a period of 10 years from the date of…

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Jun 23, 1930

You have perhaps seen some of the statements made by Governor Roosevelt of Porto Rico as to the condition of Porto Rican children.

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