On the recordSeptember 5, 1919
I am very grateful; I may say in parentheses, that I did not have to make that choice.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI am very grateful; I may say in parentheses, that I did not have to make that choice.
Address at the Coliseum in Des Moines, Iowa
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