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On the recordMarch 17, 1950
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 14, 1950, as Pan American Day; and I direct the appropriate officials of the Government to have the flag of the United States displayed on all public buildings on that day.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2877—Pan American Day, 1950

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