Teddy Roosevelt: “I am a pretty good Westerner; I am accustomed to seeing extraordinary…”

On the recordMay 22, 1903

I am a pretty good Westerner; I am accustomed to seeing extraordinary growth, but what I have seen today has astonished me.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks in Everett, Washington

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I am a pretty good Westerner; I am accustomed to seeing extraordinary growth, but what I have seen today has astonished…”