[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16025]
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Part V
The President
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Proclamation 7010--Father's Day, 1997
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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 116 / Tuesday, June 17, 1997 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 7010 of June 12, 1997
Father's Day, 1997
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Raising a child is a sacred mission, and the man who
welcomes this mission and embraces the obligations of
fatherhood is someone who truly deserves our
recognition and gratitude. On Father's Day, we honor
all the men across our country who have affirmed the
importance of parenthood by willingly assuming its
important responsibilities.
The tight grasp of a newborn baby's tiny hand curled
around his or her father's finger only hints at the
strength of the bond that will grow in all the seasons
of life between father and child. Caring fathers are
not content to merely safeguard their children's
physical well-being, but also seek to foster their
spiritual and moral growth, and pass on their most
cherished values. Mentor, teacher, coach, friend, and
hero, a father gives his son or daughter all that his
mind, his hands, and his heart can provide. No work is
too hard, no sacrifice is too great if doing so will
strengthen, protect, nurture, and instill joy in his
child.
Fathers teach their children to take pride in
themselves and their work, to assume responsibility for
their lives and character, and to understand the
rewards of sharing with others. Most important,
fathers--whether biological, adoptive, or foster--offer
the strong, steady current of love that sustains their
sons and daughters through the good times and bad times
that all of us face.
Our Nation is blessed that so many Americans cherish
the role of fatherhood in our families, for fathers add
a crucial stability and strength to our lives. On
Father's Day, let us honor and give thanks to these men
who share with their children not only the precious
gifts of life and love, but also their time, attention,
and the kind of caring concern that lasts a lifetime.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, in accordance with a joint
resolution of the Congress approved April 24, 1972 (36
U.S.C. 142a), do hereby proclaim Sunday, June 15, 1997,
as Father's Day. I invite the States, communities, and
citizens of the United States to observe this day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities that demonstrate
our deep respect and abiding affection for our fathers.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twelfth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and ninety-seven, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-first.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 97-16025
Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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