09/19/1927
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"So that I very reluctantly came to the conclusion that it was necessary to have this done."
"Now, Therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge,President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority conferred in me by the said Act of April 27, 1904, do hereby order and direct that any purchase..."
"Our trouble is not with the present year, as I have said."
"The condition of the Treasury, which now is being supplied so largely from income taxes, is very greatly dependent upon the general condition of business throughout the country."