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Calvin Coolidge: “I think I remarked the other day that undoubtedly I shall have plenty of opportunities to work, some real and a good…”

On the recordAugust 15, 1927
I think I remarked the other day that undoubtedly I shall have plenty of opportunities to work, some real and a good many fanciful.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Excerpts of the President's News Conference in Rapid City, South Dakota

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