Teddy Roosevelt: “The century that has closed has seen the conquest of this continent by…”

On the recordMay 19, 1902

The century that has closed has seen the conquest of this continent by our people.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Centennial Meeting of the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church at Carnegie Hall in New York City

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The century that has closed has seen the conquest of this continent by our people.”