On the recordMay 12, 1903
I trust I came within them a fairly good American, and I leave them a better American.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI trust I came within them a fairly good American, and I leave them a better American.
Address at the Hall of the Native Sons of the Golden West in San Francisco, California
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