Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby request that Sunday, May 12, 1946, be observed as Mother's Day with Public and private expressions of honor, reverence, and love;
Harry Truman: “Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby request that Sunday, May 12…”
On the recordApril 26, 1946
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Proclamation 2689—Mother's Day 1946
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