09/08/1948
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"The world grows old but the spirit of Christmas is ever young."
"The great heart of the American people has been moved to compassion by the needs of those in other lands who are cold and hungry."
"The angels sang for joy at the first Christmas in faraway Bethlehem."
"By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and statutes, and as Commander in Chief, and in order to further the most effective administration of Fede..."