FDR: “I do set aside and appoint Thursday, the thirtieth day of November…”

On the recordNovember 20, 1933

I do set aside and appoint Thursday, the thirtieth day of November, 1933, to be a Day of Thanksgiving for all our people.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Proclamation 2062—Thanksgiving Day—1933

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FDR: “I do set aside and appoint Thursday, the thirtieth day of November, 1933, to be a Day of Thanksgiving for all our…”