On the recordAugust 14, 1952
I do hereby call upon the people of our nation to observe the week beginning October 5, 1952, as national Employ the Physically Handicapped Week
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presidency.ucsb.eduI do hereby call upon the people of our nation to observe the week beginning October 5, 1952, as national Employ the Physically Handicapped Week
Proclamation 2985—National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, 1952
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