Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 2, 1923
My Countrymen: As I stand here in the shadow of the great hills, my mind reverts to the placid banks of the broad Potomac.
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Warren Harding
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Address in Meacham, Oregon

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