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On the recordJune 4, 1925
I think that some of the Marines are at Shanghai for the purpose of protecting American lives and property, and they will be used to whatever extent it is necessary that they should be used for that purpose.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Excerpts of the President's News Conference

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