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Calvin Coolidge: “The people of South Dakota are taking the lead in the preparation of this memorial out of their meager resources…”

On the recordAugust 9, 1927
The people of South Dakota are taking the lead in the preparation of this memorial out of their meager resources, because the American spirit is strong among them.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Opening of Work on Mount Rushmore in Black Hills, SD

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