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On the recordAugust 1, 1946
I do hereby proclaim Wednesday, August 14, 1946, as Victory Day; and I direct that on that day the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2698—Victory Day—1946

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