98-31752. National Family Week, 1998  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 1998)]
    [Presidential Documents]
    [Pages 65515-65516]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-31752]
    
    
    
    
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    Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 227 / Wednesday, November 25, 1998 / 
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                    Proclamation 7152 of November 20, 1998
    
                    
    National Family Week, 1998
    
                    By the President of the United States of America
    
                    A Proclamation
    
                    Of all the blessings that Americans enjoy, our families 
                    are perhaps the most precious. It is within the family 
                    that we first gain an understanding of who we are and 
                    learn to respect the individuality of others. It is to 
                    our families that we turn for the unconditional love, 
                    acceptance, comfort, and support we need. And it is our 
                    families who teach us how to give that love and support 
                    to others, helping us to grow into strong, caring 
                    adults who can contribute to the well-being of our 
                    communities and our world.
    
                    In the broad and diverse America of today, families 
                    take many different forms, but they all share a need 
                    for security and stability. If we are to maintain 
                    strong families as the cornerstone of our society and 
                    our hope for the future, it is our responsibility as 
                    individuals to strengthen and protect our own 
                    families--and it is our responsibility as Americans to 
                    reach out with compassion to help other families in 
                    need.
    
                    My Administration has worked hard to help provide 
                    America's families with the tools they need to thrive. 
                    Our economic policies have brought dignity, security, 
                    and opportunity to millions of families by creating new 
                    jobs and reducing unemployment.
    
                    The most important work, however, is always done in the 
                    hearts and homes of individuals. During this week, I 
                    encourage all Americans to reflect upon the many 
                    blessings of family life and to join in our national 
                    effort to promote strong, loving families across our 
                    country. By strengthening and supporting the American 
                    family, we are ensuring that the future will be bright 
                    for our children, our Nation, and the world.
    
                    NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                    United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                    vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                    United States, do hereby proclaim November 22 through 
                    November 28, 1998, as National Family Week. I call upon 
                    Federal, State, and local officials to honor American 
                    families with appropriate programs and activities. I 
                    encourage educators, community organizations, and 
                    religious leaders to celebrate the strength and values 
                    we draw from family relationships, and I urge all the 
                    people of the United States to reaffirm their own 
                    family ties and to reach out to other families in 
                    friendship and goodwill.
    
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                    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                    twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord 
                    nineteen hundred and ninety-eight, and of the 
                    Independence of the United States of America the two 
                    hundred and twenty-third.
    
                        (Presidential Sig.)
    
    [FR Doc. 98-31752
    Filed 11-24-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
11/25/1998
Department:
Executive Office of the President
Entry Type:
Presidential Document
Document Number:
98-31752
Pages:
65515-65516 (2 pages)
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98-31752.pdf