Richard Nixon actually said...

All executive departments, independent establishments, and other governmental agencies, including their field services, shall be closed on Thursday, December 28, 1972, as a mark of respect for Harry S Truman, the thirty-third President of the United States.

Context

Executive Order 11693—Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on December 28, 1972

12/25/1972

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