Hi Kevin,KevinS wrote: ↑February 28th, 2020, 5:36 pm Section 5
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/stateoftheunion_1897_1900_05_various_128kb.mp3 (30:42)
Much more interesting than Cleveland. His writing style is more story like.
7:24 – word change - So strong was this belief that it needed but a brief Executive suggestion to the Congress to receive immediate answer to the duty of making instant provision for the possible and perhaps speedily probable emergency of war, and the remarkable, almost unique, spectacle was presented of a unanimous vote of both Houses, on the 9th of March, appropriating $50,000,000 "for the national defense and for each and every purpose connected therewith, to be expended at the discretion of the President."
OPTIONAL: - 30:01 – word change - Their forces invested Manila from the northern and eastern sides, but were constrained by Admiral Dewey and General Merrill from attempting an assault.