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On the recordMay 29, 1891
I have recently returned from an extended tour of the States, and nothing so impressed and so refreshened me as the universal display of this banner of beauty and glory.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Remarks During Decoration Day Ceremonies at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia

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