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On the recordOctober 3, 1927
The weakest place in the line of national defense is at present the large debt of the country.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Feb 7, 1929

Several South American countries with whose representatives and citizens I have happened to come in contact have expressed to me a desire to have me visit their countries.

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Mar 1, 1929

I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, pursuant to the authority vested in me by law, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 4846-A, dated March 30, 1928, to include the assignment of the frequencies of 6120 kilocycles…

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Feb 11, 1929

I had hoped, as I think I have already indicated, that it would be possible for the experts conference on reparations now sitting in Paris to agree on some member other than a citizen of the United States for their Chairman.

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Feb 7, 1929

I think I have been invited to go to different foreign countries.

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