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Harry Truman: I do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe November 11, 1948, as Armistice Day by renewing their…

On the recordOctober 27, 1948
I do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe November 11, 1948, as Armistice Day by renewing their devotion to the cause of enduring peace;
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2820—Armistice Day, 1948

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