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Gerald Ford: “I invite the people of this Nation to observe that day in schools, churches and other suitable places with appropriate…”

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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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Proclamation 4455—Columbus Day, 1976

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