On the recordApril 4, 1961
I also request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on the twenty-second day of May in tribute to the American Merchant Marine
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presidency.ucsb.eduI also request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on the twenty-second day of May in tribute to the American Merchant Marine
Proclamation 3403—National Maritime Day, 1961
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