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Woodrow Wilson: I have thought it my duty to accept this difficult and delicate task.

On the recordMay 23, 1920
I have thought it my duty to accept this difficult and delicate task.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Special Message to Congress Asking Permission to Assume Mandate for Armenia Under the League of Nations

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