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Roosevelt and Hughes Meet at Harvard Commencement
Harvard graduates gathered in Cambridge as Colonel Roosevelt and Governor Hughes mingled with lawmakers and magnates. J Pierpont Morgan received a degree, while J Pierpont Morgan Jr. and others watched. Roosevelt spoke on American citizenship and home education, urging pride in national roots and moral leadership. The class of 1885 presented a $104,597 gift to Harvard, alongside other major donations to fund a Germanic museum and a new research building.
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