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The President may acquire such additional territory and rights from Colombia as in his judgment will facilitate the general purpose hereof . Sec . 3. That when the President shall have arranged to secure a satisfactory title to the ...
The President may acquire such additional territory and rights from Colombia as in his judgment will facilitate the general purpose hereof . Sec . 3. That when the President shall have arranged to secure a satisfactory title to the ...
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by the President , and one of whom shall be named as the chairman of said Commission . Of the seven members of said Commission at least four of them shall be persons learned and skilled in the science of engineering , and of the four at ...
by the President , and one of whom shall be named as the chairman of said Commission . Of the seven members of said Commission at least four of them shall be persons learned and skilled in the science of engineering , and of the four at ...
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By far the most important action I took in foreign affairs during the time I was President related to the Panama Canal . Here again there was much accusation about my having acted in an " unconstitutional " manner - a position which can ...
By far the most important action I took in foreign affairs during the time I was President related to the Panama Canal . Here again there was much accusation about my having acted in an " unconstitutional " manner - a position which can ...
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Instructions from Henry Clay Secretary of State to | 19 |
James Buchanan Secretary of State to Benjamin | 27 |
Treaty of Peace Amity Navigation and Commerce | 35 |
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