02/19/1962
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"I also direct the appropriate officers of the Federal Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day."
"I request the appropriate officers of the State and local governments likewise to display the flag to mark the anniversary."
"I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Saturday, October 12, 1963, as Columbus Day, commemorating the four hundred and seventy-first anniversary of the sigh..."
"I am confident that this year, as in the past, we will break new ground in the effort to provide for a more peaceful world."