The cross of gold speech. It was from his first run at the white house. We do not come as aggressors. Our war is not a war of conquest. We are fighting in defense of our families and prosperity. We have traditions and our traditions have been scorned. We have entreaties, and our entreaties have been disregarded. We have begged and they have balked when our calamity came. We beg no longer. We entreat no more. We petition no more. We defy them. We go forth confident that we shall win. The words of William Jennings bryan. We are coming to you from his home and office in the state capital of nebraska. It is commonly called fairview, because it gave you a fair view of the land. William Jennings Bryan and his wife moved here in 1902. It is now part of the brian g h Medical Center. We are coming to you from the first floor. His study is just below us. He did much of his writing and entertaining here in this house. We welcome our guest, a professor of history at Georgetown University. He also
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