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Teddy Roosevelt: “Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt,President of the United States, do set apart Thursday, the 28th day of November…”

On the recordOctober 25, 1907
Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt,President of the United States, do set apart Thursday, the 28th day of November, as a day for general Thanksgiving and Prayer.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Proclamation 776—Thanksgiving Day, 1907

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