On the recordOctober 17, 1905
I claim to be neither Northerner nor Southerner, neither Easterner nor Westerner, nothing but a good American, pure and simple.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI claim to be neither Northerner nor Southerner, neither Easterner nor Westerner, nothing but a good American, pure and simple.
Remarks in Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia
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