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On the recordDecember 27, 1962
I call upon the Governors of the States, mayors of cities, and other public officials, as well as private persons, organizations, and groups, to observe the centennial by appropriate ceremonies.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Proclamation 3511—Emancipation Proclamation Centennial

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