Teddy Roosevelt: “Great is your State, men and women of California, and a great thing it…”

On the recordMay 13, 1903

Great is your State, men and women of California, and a great thing it is to be a Californian.

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Republican · New York

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Address at Oakland, California

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Great is your State, men and women of California, and a great thing it is to be a Californian.”