Today we think of Christopher Columbus--a son of Italy--as the first immigrant: the first in that long procession of strangers who, over the centuries, have come to enrich our lives, our statesmanship, and our culture here in America.
Remarks at the Signing of the Columbus Day Proclamation.
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