On the recordApril 24, 1944
I do hereby request the observance of Sunday, May 14, 1944, as Mother's Day.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI do hereby request the observance of Sunday, May 14, 1944, as Mother's Day.
Proclamation 2612—Mother's Day, 1944
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