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Calvin Coolidge: “If it comes on Saturday, they want a holiday on Friday, and, of course they couldn't come back and travel on Sunday and…”

On the recordDecember 3, 1928
If it comes on Saturday, they want a holiday on Friday, and, of course they couldn't come back and travel on Sunday and so they want another holiday on Monday to get back on.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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