Teddy Roosevelt: “The task of our soldiers was to restore and maintain order in the…”

On the recordNovember 18, 1902

The task of our soldiers was to restore and maintain order in the islands.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Banquet Tendered General Luke E. Wright in Memphis, Tennessee

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The task of our soldiers was to restore and maintain order in the islands.”