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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is a good custom for our country to have certain solemn holidays in commemoration of our greatest men and of the…”

On the recordMay 29, 1902
It is a good custom for our country to have certain solemn holidays in commemoration of our greatest men and of the greatest crises in our history.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks on Memorial Day in Arlington, Virginia

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