Harry Truman: “I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all…”

On the recordApril 26, 1949

I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on that day

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Democratic · Missouri

Source

Proclamation 2836—Mother's Day, 1949

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Harry Truman: “I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on that day”