John Kennedy actually said...

Whereas Memorial Day each year provides a fitting occasion upon which our people may not only commemorate the Nation's heroic dead but also unite in prayer for the preservation of liberty and peace free from the threat of war;

Context

Proclamation 3409—Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 1961

04/23/1961

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