Teddy Roosevelt: “In addition to the foregoing recommendation I urge that Congress emphasize the value set by our people upon the…”

“In addition to the foregoing recommendation I urge that Congress emphasize the value set by our people upon the achievements of the naval commanders in our war of independence by providing for the erection of appropriate monuments to the memory of two, at least, of those who now lie in undistinguished graves, John Paul Jones and John Barry.”