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Calvin Coolidge: So I understand the 5th reservation is merely for the purpose of putting the United States in the same position as other…

On the recordSeptember 2, 1926
So I understand the 5th reservation is merely for the purpose of putting the United States in the same position as other countries.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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