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Calvin Coolidge: The Constitution places in the hands of the President, and he ex-ercises that authority chiefly through the State…

On the recordOctober 13, 1927
The Constitution places in the hands of the President, and he ex-ercises that authority chiefly through the State Department, the conduct of foreign relations, relations between this country and foreign countries.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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