Richard Nixon actually said...

I direct the appropriate officials to display the United States flag on that day on all Government buildings

In tribute to the achievement of Columbus, the Congress of the United States, by joint resolution approved April 30, 1934 (48 Stat. 657), as...

Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Monday, October 8, 1973, as Columbus Day.

I also invite the people of America to set aside this day for appropriate ceremonies in honor of the memory of General Casimir Pulaski and h...