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On the recordDecember 27, 1945
I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon officials of the Government to have the flag of the United States displayed on all Government buildings on January 5, 1946 in commemoration of the achievements of George Washington Carver.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2677—George Washington Carver Day

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