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These ceremonies are not for the benefit of the dead.

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Memorial Day Address at Arlington Cemetery

05/29/1911

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William Howard Taft
deceased

usa, Ohio

521 Quotes

Born9/15/1857

Died3/8/1930 (aged 73)

PartyRepublican

  • Chief Justice of the United States

    7/11/1921 - 3/8/1930
  • President of the United States

    3/4/1909 - 3/4/1913
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