On the recordMay 20, 1903
We can glory now in the deeds of Manilla and Santiago, because for the dozen years before our people were building up the Navy.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe can glory now in the deeds of Manilla and Santiago, because for the dozen years before our people were building up the Navy.
Remarks at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Lewis and Clark Memorial in Portland, Oregon
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