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Gerald Ford: “I do hereby call upon the people of this Nation, and their local and national government officials, to observe Wright…”

On the recordOctober 24, 1976
I do hereby call upon the people of this Nation, and their local and national government officials, to observe Wright Brothers Day, December 17, 1976, with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Proclamation 4475—Wright Brothers Day, 1976

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