On the recordJune 16, 1952
May we also give thanks to Him for His constant watchfulness over us in every hour of national prosperity and national peril.
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presidency.ucsb.eduMay we also give thanks to Him for His constant watchfulness over us in every hour of national prosperity and national peril.
Proclamation 2978—National Day of Prayer, 1952
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