I also request the newspapers, radio stations, and all other media of information to join in the observance of Memorial Day, 1949, as a day of prayer for peace, and in the collective Nation-wide prayer on the morning of that day.
Proclamation 2842—Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 1949
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