On the recordOctober 21, 1906
Never before in our history or in the history of any other nation has a people enjoyed more abounding material prosperity than is ours;
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presidency.ucsb.eduNever before in our history or in the history of any other nation has a people enjoyed more abounding material prosperity than is ours;
Proclamation 665—Thanksgiving Day, 1906
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