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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I also urge our citizens to pause during this day and resolve always to sustain the allegiance of our hearts and minds…”

On the recordMay 29, 1961
I also urge our citizens to pause during this day and resolve always to sustain the allegiance of our hearts and minds toward our national banner and to cultivate the dynamic principles and ideals that it symbolizes.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 3416—Flag Day, 1961

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