hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə fjˈuː hˌuː əpˈoʊzd ðə jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm mˈʌndeɪ hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ ˈækt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, mˈuːvɪŋ ˈɔːl fˈɛdɚɹəl hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪz ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns dˈeɪ, vˈɛɾɚɹənz dˈeɪ, kɹˈɪsməs dˈeɪ, ænd nˈuː jˈɪɹz dˈeɪ tə ðə nˌɪɹɪst mˈʌndeɪ.
He was also among the few who opposed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1968, moving all federal holidays (other than Independence Day, Veterans Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day) to the nearest Monday.