"Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag" sheet music by Irving Caesar
date: label: date made
content: 1955
notes: label: Description
content: This sheet music with a colored drawing of the American flag on a white background was created in commemoration of Flag Day and the June 14, 1954 modification to the Pledge by President Dwight D. Eisenhower that included the phrase "under God." It also includes a page with a short history of the Pledge of Allegiance. The music was composed by Irving Caesar, ASCAP at the request of Representative Louis C. Rabaur. He had previously sponsored joint resolution 243 to support the the change in the pledge. This music was performed for the first time on the floor of the House of Representatives on Flag Day, June 14, 1955 by the Air Force Choral group, the "Singing Sergeants."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
topic: label: commemorated
content: Pledge of Allegiance
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
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content: Family & Social Life
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.0117.15
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0117.15
label: accession number
content: 1992.0117
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sheet music
label: Object Type
content: Sheet Music
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm