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PROCLAMATION 3604-AUG. 6, 1964

[78 STAT.

WHEREAS the American people regard the action of the Polish patriots in the Warsaw uprising as a great manifestation of bravery and devotion to home and country; and WHEREAS this historic effort should serve to inspire people everywhere to rededicate themselves to the cause of freedom and justice: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate August 1, 1964, as Warsaw Uprising Day. I invite the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, and I urge them to mark this event as an exceptional demonstration of man's courage and devotion in the long and continuing struggle for human freedom. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this thirty-first day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-four, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-ninth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of State.

Proclamation 3604 August 6, 1964

NINETIETH BIRTHDAY OF HERBERT HOOVER By jhe Presidenf of the United States of America A Proclamation

Ante, p. 381.

August 10, 1964, marks the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of the Honorable Herbert Hoover—the thirty-first President of the United States. For more than half a century this distinguished citizen has devoted his time, his talents, and his energies to public service. His leadership in relief and reconstruction programs following the two World Wars resulted in saving the lives of millions of suffering victims of those wars. As cabinet member and as President, he served his country with devotion and distinction. H i s wise counsel has since been sought by the Government on many occasions and, particularly in his service as Chairman of two Commissions on Organization of the Executive Branch, he has made lasting contributions to the efficiency and economy of governmental operations. I t is appropriate that on the anniversary of the birth of this statesman and humanitarian we pause to express our gratitude for his dedicated service to our country and to the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, in consonance with the joint resolution of Congress approved August 6, 1964, do hereby officially recognize and proclaim the ninetieth birthday of the Honorable Herbert Hoover, August 10, 1964, and I urge the people of the United States to pause on that day to reflect upon the many accomplishments of this distinguished American on behalf of all humanity. Finally, in highest

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