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Gerald Ford: “I do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our American merchant marine on May 22, 1976, by displaying…”

On the recordApril 13, 1976
I do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our American merchant marine on May 22, 1976, by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes and other suitable places.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Proclamation 4432—National Maritime Day, 1976

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