On the recordApril 26, 1949
I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby request the observance of Sunday, May 8, 1949, as Mother's Day
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presidency.ucsb.eduI, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby request the observance of Sunday, May 8, 1949, as Mother's Day
Proclamation 2836—Mother's Day, 1949
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