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Coolidge Congratulates Herbert Hoover on Election Victory

On November 7, 1928, President Calvin Coolidge sent a formal congratulatory message to President-elect Herbert Hoover following Hoover's victory in the November 6 election.

The message signaled the start of a peaceful transfer of power and inaugurated the official presidential transition between Coolidge's administration and Hoover's incoming administration.

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