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Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) Thanksgiving Message

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08026 Author/Creator: Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph document signed Date: [ November 1923 ca. ] Pagination: 1 p. 22.5 cm x 17.2 cm Order a Copy

"On Thanksgiving Day it is urged that the people gathered in their homes and in their usual places of worship give expression to their gratitude for benefits bestowed and ask the guidance of Almighty God."

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On Thanksgiving Day it is urged that the people gathered in their homes and in their usual places of worship give expression to their gratitude for benefits bestowed and seek the guidance of Almighty God.
Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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