Bibliographic List of Sources:

Roosevelt, Theodore.  “Address of President Roosevelt at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Office Building of the House of Representatives Saturday, April 14, 1906.”  Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1906. [=A]

Roosevelt, Theodore.  “At the Laying of the Corner-Stone of the Office Building of the House of Representatives, Saturday, April 14, 1906.”  In Presidential Addresses and State Papers, April 14, 1906, to January 14, 1907.  Homeward Bound Edition.  5: 712-724.  New York: The Review of Reviews Company.  [=B]

Roosevelt, Theodore.  “The Man with the Muck-Rake.”  In The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: American Problems.  National Edition.  16: 415-424.  New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926.  [=C]

“Roosevelt for Tax on Wealth: Would Prevent Inheritance of Great Fortunes. Favors a Federal Law Congress Leaders Talk of a New Political Issue President on Muckrakes Condemns Indiscriminate Assaults on Public Men–Cornerstone of House Office Building Laid.” New York Times, April 15, 1906: 1. [=D]

Associated Press. “Corner-Stone Put in Place: Notable Assemblage Witnesses Ceremony; President Roosevelt Makes Strong Address; New Building Will Add to Beauty of Capital.”  Los Angeles Times, April 15, 1906: I4. [=E]

“Sanity Needed as Well as Honesty. President Roosevelt Talks on the Topic: ‘The Man with the Muck-Rake.'” Boston Globe, April 15, 1906: 4. [=F]

 

1. Speech Title exactly as it to be printed: “Address of President Roosevelt at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Office Building of the House of Representatives Saturday, April 14, 1906 (The Man with the Muck-Rake).”

2.  Exact Date and Place of Speech Delivery: 14 April 1906.  At the laying of the corner stone of the office building of the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

3. Complete Name of Speaker, with year of birth and year of death: Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919).

4. Complete name of editor or compiler of electronic text, with indication of role: Amy L. Heyse, editor.

5. Date of electronic edition: 2007.

6. Languages: English (100%).

7. Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States—Politics—American Statesmen—Collected works; Library of Congress Classification: E660.

8. Indication of editing functions performed: Amy L. Heyse, collated version A with version B, Sept. 7, 2007; Amy L. Heyse, collated version A with version C, Sept. 14, 2007; Amy L. Heyse, collated version A with versions D and E, Sept. 21, 2007; Amy L. Heyse, collated version A with version F, Sept. 28, 2007; Amy L. Heyse, editing of electronic text, Sept. 1-28, 2007; Amy L. Heyse, proofreading of edited electronic text, October 28, 2009.

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