Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe Monday, May 23, 1938, as National Maritime Day by displaying the flag at their homes or other suitable places.

Context

Proclamation 2280—National Maritime Day, 1938

04/24/1938

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