[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 57311-57312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28282]
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Part V
The President
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Proclamation 6849--Thanksgiving Day, 1995
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 14, 1995 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 6849 of November 9, 1995
Thanksgiving Day, 1995
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In 1621, Massachusetts Bay Governor William Bradford
invited members of the neighboring Wampanoag tribe to
join the Pilgrims as they celebrated their first
harvest in a new land. This 3-day festival brought
people together to delight in the richness of the earth
and to give praise for their new friendships and
progress. More than 300 years later, the tradition
inspired by that gathering continues on Thanksgiving
Day across America--a holiday that unites citizens from
every culture, race, and background in common thanks
for the gifts we receive from God.
As we pause to reflect on the events of the past year,
we recognize anew our Nation's many and wonderful
blessings. We are deeply grateful for the abundance
that keeps America strong and prosperous; for our
freedoms and the freedom spreading to people all over
the world; for the new hope of peace in regions where
people have suffered much but are working hard toward
reconciliation; for the 50 years of international
cooperation that have followed the end of World War II;
and especially for the generosity and love that united
our Nation after the tragedy in Oklahoma City. Let us
open our hearts to the grace that makes all good things
possible and acknowledge God's care for our world.
Let us each take time to offer thanks for the bounty
of our own lives and for the relatives and friends that
gather with us to share food and companionship on this
special day. We give praise for the relationships that
sustain us--in our families, churches, schools, and
communities. We voice our appreciation for the
satisfaction of work and the joys of leisure, and, most
of all, we give thanks for the children that enrich our
lives and remind us daily that we are the stewards of
the earth and all its possibilities.
This cherished season also calls us to look forward to
the challenges that lie before us as individuals and as
a country. With God's help, we can shoulder our
responsibilities so that future generations will
inherit the wealth of opportunities we now enjoy. In
everything we do, we must plan for the Thanksgivings to
come and continue our efforts to build an America where
everyone has a place at the table and a fair share in
our Nation's harvest.
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 laws of
the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday,
November 23, 1995, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I
encourage all the people of the United States to
assemble in their homes, places of worship, or
community centers to share the spirit of goodwill and
prayer; to express heartfelt gratitude for the
blessings of life; and to reach out in friendship to
our brothers and sisters in the larger family of
mankind.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and twentieth.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 95-28282
Filed 11-13-95; 8:48 am]
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