The patriotic mood of the nation reached a climax this year as 250,000 people gathered outside the Presidential Office under a clear blue autumn sky. This year the program began at 9: 58 a.m. with stirring martial music and formations of marchers moving into the square in front of the Presidential Offices.
全民的興奮情緒，到國慶日當天，達到最高潮。十月十日當天，天氣晴朗，陽光普照，全國各界軍民同胞與專程回國的僑胞，一共廿五萬人，聚集於總統府前廣場，舉行慶祝國慶大會與自強遊行。