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Annual Message to Congress (1916)

Woodrow Wilson delivered his annual message to Congress, outlining the need for continued defense preparedness, requesting military appropriations, and addressing U.S. neutrality amid the European war.

The message set the administration's legislative and defense priorities as global tensions mounted, shaping Congressional debate on preparedness and U.S. policy in the months leading up to American entry into World War I.

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