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I have also asked the Secretary to make clear to the Bureau of International Expositions that the United States, and its many State and local governments, will warmly welcome foreign participation-both public and private--in our Bicentennial.

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Message to the Congress Withdrawing Philadelphia as the Site of an International Exposition During American Revolution...

05/21/1972

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