On the recordMarch 16, 1941
I accept for the people of the United States and on their behalf this National Gallery and the collections it contains.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI accept for the people of the United States and on their behalf this National Gallery and the collections it contains.
Address at the Dedication of the National Gallery of Art
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