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On the recordApril 4, 1961
Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy,President of the United States of America, call upon the appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Citizenship Day, September 17, 1961;
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Proclamation 3404—Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 1961

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