Teddy Roosevelt: “The man who died this morning was an excellent seaman, who had done…”

On the recordOctober 28, 1905

The man who died this morning was an excellent seaman, who had done his duty faithfully, and who died in the performance of that duty.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at Sea on Board the West Virginia en Route to Washington, DC

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The man who died this morning was an excellent seaman, who had done his duty faithfully, and who died in the performance…”