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Teddy Roosevelt: “The chief argument in favor of the provision was that the Congressmen did not themselves wish to be investigated by…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 1909
The chief argument in favor of the provision was that the Congressmen did not themselves wish to be investigated by Secret Service men.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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