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Harry Truman: Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 14…

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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