On the recordSeptember 6, 1976
I invite the people of this Nation to observe that day in schools, churches and other suitable places with appropriate ceremonies in honor of the great explorer.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGerald Ford: “I invite the people of this Nation to observe that day in schools, churches and other suitable places with appropriate…”
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Proclamation 4455—Columbus Day, 1976
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