Proclamation 441—Thanksgiving Day, 1899
10/24/1899
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On recommendation of the Military Governor of Cuba, approved by the Secretary of War, I hereby order and direct that the...
Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and declare that an e...
Hope maketh not ashamed.
I did all that in honor could be done to avert the war, but without avail.