1908 State of the Union Address: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
1949mercury (talk | contribs) →References: Adds wikisource |
m minor copyediting. |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Address by US president Theodore Roosevelt}} |
{{short description|Address by US president Theodore Roosevelt}} |
||
{{One source|date=September 2021}} |
{{One source|date=September 2021}} |
||
The '''1908 [[State of the Union Address]]''' was written on Tuesday, December 8, 1908, by [[Theodore Roosevelt]], the 26th president of the United States. He did not speak directly to the [[60th United States Congress]] |
The '''1908 [[State of the Union Address]]''' was written on Tuesday, December 8, 1908, by [[Theodore Roosevelt]], the 26th president of the United States. He did not speak directly to the [[60th United States Congress]], as the tradition did not start until 1913. He said about the navy, "I approve the recommendations of the General Board for the increase of the Navy, calling especial attention to the need of additional destroyers and colliers, and above all, of the four battleships. It is desirable to complete as soon as possible a squadron of eight battleships of the best existing type."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/state-union-address-theodore-roosevelt-december-8-1908|title=State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 8, 1908)|website=www.infoplease.com}}</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 23:54, 21 May 2024
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2021) |
The 1908 State of the Union Address was written on Tuesday, December 8, 1908, by Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. He did not speak directly to the 60th United States Congress, as the tradition did not start until 1913. He said about the navy, "I approve the recommendations of the General Board for the increase of the Navy, calling especial attention to the need of additional destroyers and colliers, and above all, of the four battleships. It is desirable to complete as soon as possible a squadron of eight battleships of the best existing type."[1]
References
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- ^ "State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 8, 1908)". www.infoplease.com.
