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PROCLAMATION 3757-DEC. 1, 1966

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On this day let us all pause to reflect upon the supreme sacrifice made by so many Americans at Pearl Harbor and during the grim struggle which followed. Let us reaffirm our dedication to the principles of freedom and justice, the cornerstones of our Nation. I urge that this twenty-fifth anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day be observed with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I urge that civic and service organizations, public bodies, the Armed Forces, Veterans Organizations, and the media of information and entertainment participate in the commemoration of this anniversary. 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 first day of December in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first.

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary of State.

Proclamation 3757 WRIGHT BROTHERS DAY, 1966 By the President of the United States of America

December i, igee

A Proclamation

On December IT, 1903, two American brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, established a milestone in the history of man. On that day, in a plane they had invented and constructed, they made the world's first successful flight in a heavier-than-air, power-driven machine. That momentous flight over the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, lasted a mere twelve seconds. But it marked the beginning of the age of aviation. I t opened the way for a new industry which has expanded our domestic economy—for a new field of international trade and commerce—and for a world-wide network of communications which has helped to break down the barriers of intolerance and contributed to international understanding. I t led this Nation to a preeminence in global transportation which is still unequaled, and which has contributed to strengthening both our defense and our economy. I n commemoration of the achievements of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Congress by a joint resolution approved December 17, 1963 (77 Stat. 402), has designated the seventeenth day of December of each year as Wright Brothers Day and has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of this

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