Teddy Roosevelt: “Then I happened to have dealings with certain carpenters’ unions, and…”

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Then I happened to have dealings with certain carpenters’ unions, and grew to have a great respect for the carpenter, for the mechanic type.

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Roosevelt shares his growing respect for carpenters and mechanics through his experiences with unions.

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