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On the recordFebruary 27, 1928
The people of Porto Rico are citizens of the United States, with all the rights and privileges of other citizens of the United States
Said by
Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Letter to the Hon. Horace M. Towner, Governor of Porto Rico, on the Status of Porto Rico

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