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PROCLAMATION 3881-NOV. 15, 1968

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our Nation. For this purpose, Congress has designated the eleventh of November as a legal holiday to be known as Veterans Day, and has dedicated it to the cause of world peace (Act of May 13, 1938, 52 Stat. 351^ as amended (5 U.S.C. 6103)). NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, urge the people of this nation to join in commemorating Monday, November 11, 1968, as Veterans Day with suitable observances. I direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag of the United States on all public buildings on that day; and I request the officials of Federal, State, and local governments, and civic and patriotic organizations, to give their enthusiastic leadership and support to appropriate public ceremonies throughout the nation. I ask that all citizens of every age take part in these observances which honor those whose unqualified loyalty and patriotism have preserved our freedom. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

CLJLU Proclamation 3881 November 15, 1968

THANKSGIVING DAY, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Americans, looking back on the tumultuous events of 1968, may be more inclined to ask God's mercy and guidance than to offer H i m thanks for his blessings. There are many events in this year that deserve our remembrance, and give us cause for thanksgiving: —the endurance and stability of our democracy, as we prepare once more for an orderly transition of authority; —the renewed determination, on the part of millions of Americans, to bridge our divisions; —the beginning of talks with our adversaries, that will, we pray, lead to peace in Vietnam; —the increasing prosperity of our people, including those who were denied any share in America's blessings in the past; —the achievement of new breakthroughs in medical science, and new victories over disease. These events inspire not only the deepest gratitude, but confidence that our nation, the beneficiary of good fortune beyond that of any nation in history, will surmount its present trials and achieve a more just society for its people.

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