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On the recordApril 11, 1950
I also request the Governors of the respective States, Territories and possessions of the United States to issue proclamations urging participation in these celebrations.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2881—National Capital Sesquicentennial

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