Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 15, 1909
I drink to my friend, the President of this great Republic, to his continued long life and happiness, and to the never-ending bond of mutual sympathy between Mexico and the United States.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Toast of President Porfirio Díaz of Mexico and President Taft's Response at the Custom House in Juarez, Mexico

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