John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I also request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress…”

On the recordApril 18, 1963

I also request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on Wednesday, May 22, in tribute to the American Merchant Marine.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Proclamation 3529—National Maritime Day, 1963

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