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Teddy Roosevelt: “I earnestly hope that Congress will speedily provide for a delegate from Alaska, so that the people of the Territory may…”

On the recordMay 22, 1903
I earnestly hope that Congress will speedily provide for a delegate from Alaska, so that the people of the Territory may have some recognized exponent whose duty it shall be to place their needs before the national legislature.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Alaskan Reception in Seattle, Washington

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