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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 to Frederick Bowen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07708 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1916/12/20 Pagination: 1 p. + envelope ; 27.8 x 21.5 cm Order a Copy

"The people of this Country have seen [William Jennings] Bryan in high office. If...they make him President of this Country, they will give us four years of incompetence and corruption without a single redeeming feature."

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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