Teddy Roosevelt: “I thank you for coming here and for giving me the privilege of joining…”

On the recordMay 12, 1903

I thank you for coming here and for giving me the privilege of joining with you today in these solemn ceremonies of commemoration.

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Republican · New York

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Address at the Ceremonies Incident to the Breaking of Sod for the Erection of a Monument in Memory of the Late President...

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