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On the recordMarch 27, 1946
I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby order that the week beginning April 14, 1946, be designated and known as 'Pan-American Week' and that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings during that week.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2684—Pan American Week

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