1867 State of the Union Address
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1867 State of the Union Address
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On Tuesday, December 3, 1867, at 12:30, Col. Robert Johnson, Andrew Johnson's son and Secretary to the President of the United States, reported the President's annual message to the U.S. House of Representatives. This annual message is notable for having included a passage that historian Eric Foner describes as "probably the most blatantly racist pronouncement ever to appear in an official state paper of an American President." The passage in question is copied below, with emphasis added to most
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Annual U.S. presidential message
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2024-01-07T23:21:42Z
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2024-09-05T09:02:24Z
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