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Richard Nixon: Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Memorial Day, Friday…

On the recordMay 15, 1969
Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Memorial Day, Friday, May 30, 1969, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at 11 o'clock in the morning of that day as a time to unite in such prayer.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Proclamation 3912—Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 1969

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