Harry Truman actually said...

I invite the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies expressive of the public sentiment befitting the anniversary of the discovery of America.

Context

Proclamation 2705—Columbus Day, 1946

09/24/1946

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