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Teddy Roosevelt: “I wish to take this opportunity of thanking the men who work in the Navy Yard for the quality of the work that they do.”

On the recordMay 13, 1903
I wish to take this opportunity of thanking the men who work in the Navy Yard for the quality of the work that they do.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Y.M.C.A. Auxiliary Clubhouse in Vallejo, California

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