Teddy Roosevelt: “I think I was a fairly good American a week ago when I came into your…”

On the recordMay 11, 1903

I think I was a fairly good American a week ago when I came into your State, but I am a better one now.

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Republican · New York

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Address at a Banquet Tendered by the Citizens of San Francisco, California at the Palace Hotel

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I think I was a fairly good American a week ago when I came into your State, but I am a better one now.”