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On the recordNovember 19, 1909
I am glad to be here to testify my deep personal interest in this institution, my deep respect for those who have brought it to what it is, my recognition of it as a national institution.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Remarks at the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia

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