Warren Harding actually said...

Doctor Whitman, your long ride and frozen limbs testify to your courage and your patriotism. Your credentials establish your character. Your...

I loved the martial notes of those stirring verses as a boy. I love them still.

And finally, as just a human being, I wish I could find words to tell you how glad I am to see you all, and reflecting as you do, from untro...

Mr. Secretary, you would better give all New England for the cod and mackerel fisheries of Newfoundland than to barter away Oregon,