[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]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 227 / Wednesday, November 25, 1998 /
Presidential Documents
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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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