Teddy Roosevelt: “I believe emphatically in the eight-hour law for our own people in our…”

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I believe emphatically in the eight-hour law for our own people in our own country.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt strongly supports the eight-hour workday for American workers, reflecting his progressive labor views.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I believe emphatically in the eight-hour law for our own people in our own country.”