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Richard Nixon: “I urge also that on this consecrated day, all the people of America offer their prayers to the Almighty to make reason…”

On the recordMay 15, 1969
I urge also that on this consecrated day, all the people of America offer their prayers to the Almighty to make reason and good will prevail so that peace can once again bless our nation.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Proclamation 3912—Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 1969

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