On the recordMay 13, 1903
We won at Manila because the shipbuilders of the country, including those here at San Francisco, under the wise provisions of Congress, had for fifteen years before been preparing the navy.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe won at Manila because the shipbuilders of the country, including those here at San Francisco, under the wise provisions of Congress, had for fifteen years before been preparing the navy.
Address at the Dedication of the Navy Memorial Monument in San Francisco, California
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