I urge that every man, woman, and child in this great country contribute to the nation-wide effort to strengthen the United States by accepting a personal responsibility in the never-ending campaign to save life and property by preventing destructive fires.
Proclamation 2987—Fire Prevention Week, 1952
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A resolution to this effect was adopted at the General Assembly of the United Nations, November 14, 1947.
As President, I feel it my duty to protect the men who are engaged in this crucial work from such attacks.
The time has come now for you to choose our successors and to elect a Congress to serve with them.
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