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Eyes of the Nation Mobilizes for War Effort in Washington
The article notes a surge of federal staffing as Hoover’s Food Administration and War Departments expand. Civil servants, private sector leaders, and officers fill Washington offices, with War Department and Treasury leading hires. Government printing and Liberty Bond campaigns intensify as guards, IDs, and war-time measures reshape the capital.
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Washington
Army
Navy
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Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Civil Service Commission
Uncle Sam
George Creek Bureau of Information
Government Printing Office
Bureaus
Merbert ¢ Hoover