On the recordJune 26, 1955
As your forefathers came into this region and built their homes, their cabins, and began to conquer the wilderness, they had to sacrifice something.
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presidency.ucsb.eduEisenhower: “As your forefathers came into this region and built their homes, their cabins, and began to conquer the wilderness, they…”
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Remarks at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds, Skowhegan, Maine.
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