Hoover, Herbert:

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[TYPED LETTER, SIGNED, FROM HERBERT HOOVER TO WARREN G. HARDING, REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A POSITION IN THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION]. Herbert Hoover as head of the Food Administration writes to Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding in response to a letter recommending Mrs. L.F. McFarland for a position. Hoover writes: "At the present moment, it is impossible to say to what extent the Food Administration can avail itself of Mrs. McFarland's services, but I can assure you that her application will receive every attention." Harding's secretary has written a manuscript note at the end of the letter, "For Mrs. McFarland's information," and signed on behalf of the Senator. A correspondence between two future presidents.

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