On the recordAugust 29, 1943
The loss to this Nation is just as real as if the destruction had been wrought by enemy bombers over America, or by saboteurs.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe loss to this Nation is just as real as if the destruction had been wrought by enemy bombers over America, or by saboteurs.
Proclamation 2592—Fire Prevention Week, 1943
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