President Biden Issues Remarks at Signing of Proclamation to Designate Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Aug. 16, 2024, at signing of the proclamation to designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument:
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THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everybody.
Welcome, all my former colleagues, colleagues, and members of the administration and those outside the administration that made this happen.
I was -- I want to say one thing at the outset. I never thought that, having bee . . .
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THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everybody.
Welcome, all my former colleagues, colleagues, and members of the administration and those outside the administration that made this happen.
I was -- I want to say one thing at the outset. I never thought that, having bee . . .