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| Title | A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 19 A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, United States. President |
| Author | United States. President |
| Editor | James Daniel Richardson |
| Compiled by | James Daniel Richardson |
| Contributor | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Printing |
| Publisher | Bureau of National Literature, Incorporated, 1922 |
| Length | 7116 pages |
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