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Calvin Coolidge: But the main point that I wanted to emphasize is this: That as one holding the office that is responsible for our…

On the recordJuly 26, 1926
But the main point that I wanted to emphasize is this: That as one holding the office that is responsible for our foreign relations and one who wants to maintain friendly relations with all other nations, I always regret that some of our people make assertions that are not always warranted by the facts, the main effect of which is to stir up animosities in foreign countries against us.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Excerpts of the President's News Conference at White Pine Camp in Paul Smiths, New York

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