Harry Truman actually said...
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby invite the people of the United States to observe Tuesday, October 11, 1949, as General Pulaski's Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and churches or other suitable places
Context
Proclamation 2858—General Pulaski's Memorial Day, 1949
10/04/1949