Proclamation 6262.
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105 STAT. 2506 Proclamation 6262 of March 20, 1991 Education Day, U.S.A., 1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Today our Nation is engaged in a campaign that must not and, I believe, will not fail—a concerted, State-by-State effort to revitalize our schools and to reach our six National Education Goals by the year 2000. These goals include: ensuring that every child starts school ready to learn: raising the graduation rate to at least 90 percent; ensuring that American students are competent in five critical subjects with their progress assessed in grades 4, 8, and 12; ranking first in the world in science and mathematics achievement; ensuring that every American adult is literate and possesses the knowledge and skills—including the technical skills—necessary to compete in the global economy; and making all our schools safe, disciplined, and drug free.
Achieving these goals is essential if our children are to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to enjoy rich, full lives and to become productive, successful participants in our society. However, if the application of one’s knowledge and skills is to be truly fruitful and rewarding, it cannot be divorced from high moral purpose. In the hands of those who lack fundamental moral direction, these powerful tools can readily become useless—or even destructive. Therefore, we must continue to recognize the importance of moral instruction as we seek excellence in American education.
Public as well as private institutions of learning have both an obligation and a proper interest in advancing principles of ethical conduct and moral virtue. Teachers who demonstrate, by word and example, the importance of such qualities as truthfulness, fair play, tolerance, and respect for human life are among the best role models a child can have. However, moral education begins at home, in the guidance parents provide for their children, and in religious institutions, where we learn of God’s law and God’s love.
The worldwide Lubavitch movement, under the leadership of Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, has underscored the importance of moral education, as well as the primary role of parents and religious institutions in promoting high standards of personal character and conduct in our society. By equipping our children with the light of moral instruction and the strong staff of traditional family values, we help to guarantee them safe passage on their life’s journey. As Scripture says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and, when he is old, he will not depart from it.
” Moral education is vital, not only to the personal well-being of our children, but also to the preservation of civil order and justice. Our Nation’s JudeoChristian heritage, affirmed in its founding documents and in the traditional values that remain the heart of America, goes hand in hand with the success of this great yet precious experiment in self-government. Thus, moral education in keeping with that heritage is one of the most important and enduring investments we can make in the future of our children and the Nation.
As Daniel Webster once noted: 105 STAT. 2507 If we work upon marble, it will perish: if on brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, and imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and love of our fellow men, we engrave on those tablets something that will brighten to all eternity. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 104, has designated March 26, 1991, as “Education Day, U.S.A.” and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 26, 1991, as Education Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth. GEORGE BUSH 6263 March 21, 1991 National Medal of Honor Day, 1991 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 6263 of March 21, 1991 National Medal of Honor Day, 1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation While all of America’s combat veterans have earned our abiding respect and gratitude, we honor in a special way those who have demonstrated exceptional heroism on the field of battle.
The Medal of Honor, our country’s highest military decoration, has been awarded to 3,440 Americans since the Civil War. During times of armed conflict, these individuals distinguished themselves through brave and selfless actions that were far above and beyond the call of duty. The Medal of Honor is a poignant reminder of the tremendous price that some Americans have been willing to pay to protect the lives and liberty of others. Indeed, the courageous and loving sacrifices of our Medal of Honor recipients tell us a great deal about the value of freedom and the principles on which this Nation is founded.
A number of those principles were recently at stake in the Persian Gulf region. We Americans are very proud of the U.S. service men and women who have taken part in the successful international effort to liberate Kuwait and to deter unprovoked aggression. They bravely answered the call to duty, knowing full well the costs it might entail, and each of them embodies the determined spirit of our Nation’s combat veterans. In his stirring poem, “A Psalm of Life,” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote:
“Lives of great men all remind us/we can make our lives sublime/and, departing, leave behind us/footprints on the sands of time.” The U.S. troops who recently served along the sands and off the shores 105 STAT. 2508of Saudi Arabia follow a long line of Americans who have boldly stepped forward to defend the universal cause of freedom. Today, as we offer a special tribute to our most distinguished combat veterans, the Medal of Honor recipients, we can be thankful for the extraordinary example they set.
The Congress, by Public Law 101–564, has designated March 25, 1991, as “National Medal of Honor Day” and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 25, 1991, as National Medal of Honor Day, a day dedicated to all Medal of Honor recipients. I urge all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth. GEORGE BUSH 6264 March 25, 1991 Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 1991 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 6264 of March 25, 1991 Greek Independence Day:
A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The peoples of the United States and Greece enjoy a rich friendship based on strong ties of kinship and culture—ties fortified by our common devotion to the ideals of freedom and democracy. Our shared values and mutual interests make the celebration of Greek independence on March 25 a significant event for all Americans. Although we celebrate on this occasion events that took place just 170 years ago, the values shared by the peoples of Greece and the United States are rooted far deeper in history.
Indeed, it was the ancient Greeks who, with their profound observations of human nature and their seminal experiments in civil order and justice, enkindled the light of democratic thought among men. Our Nation’s Founders were well-schooled in classical languages and Greek literature, and the ideas of Solon, Plato, Aristotle, and other Greek philosophers and statesmen greatly influenced their own. Indeed, in his historic treatise on the Rights of Man, Thomas Paine wrote: “What Athens was in miniature, America will be in magnitude.
The one was the wonder of the ancient world; the other is becoming the admiration and model of the present.” His words reflect the inspiration and insight that this Nation’s Founders derived from the ancient Greek city-states as they worked to establish an enduring representative democracy in America. Widely regarded as the “cradle of democracy,” Greece stands today as a strong ally of the United States, aligned with us by its commitment to freedom and human rights. As partners in the NATO Alliance, we have 105 STAT. 2509worked together to defend democratic ideals and to promote the collective security of Europe.
Recently Greece also cooperated with the United States and other nations in the historic coalition effort to uphold the rule of law and to liberate Kuwait from ruthless aggression. The people of Greece can take pride in their country’s role in this endeavor, carried out in enforcement of resolutions of the United Nations Security Council. Today, as we join in commemorating the 170th anniversary of Greek independence, we celebrate the continued friendship between the Greek and American peoples.
We also give thanks, knowing that the light of democratic ideals continues to grow in strength and brilliance around the world. In recognition of the 170th anniversary of Greek Independence, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 59, has designated March 25, 1991, as “Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy” and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 25, 1991, as Greek Independence Day:
A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy. I urge all Americans to join in appropriate ceremonies and activities in honor of the Greek people and Greek independence. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth. GEORGE BUSH 6265 March 25, 1991 Women’s History Month, 1991 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 6265 of March 25, 1991 Women’s History Month, 1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation During Women’s History Month we celebrate the many unique and vital contributions that women have made to our Nation.
While this month is dedicated to all American women, we pay special tribute to those who have earned a noted place in history. We recall with admiration and respect women who were first in their fields, including Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree; Elizabeth Ann Seton and Emma Hart Willard, who were pioneers in education; Anne Macy Sullivan and Helen Keller, who advanced the training of the blind and other persons with disabilities: and Sophia Heath, who helped open doors for women in commercial aviation as well as in sports.
We gratefully remember humanitarians such as Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, and we proudly celebrate the artistic and literary genius of women like Mary Cassatt and Flannery O’Connor. We also remember with fondness 105 STAT. 2510women like Clare Boothe Luce and Pearl Bailey, who not only earned respect for their public service and diplomacy but also endeared them-selves to millions through their wit, generosity, and contagious love of life and learning. These are just a few of the many women who have made lasting contributions to the United States, but their celebrated achievements underscore how every aspect of our national life has been enriched by the creativity, energy, and leadership of women.
As we recognize the many outstanding contributions that women have made to American history and culture, we acknowledge with special gratitude the role women have played in upholding the principles on which the United States is founded. During the mid-19th century, women like Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe become heroines of the struggle against slavery; women such as Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton also advocated the abolition of slavery as they championed woman’s suffrage.
Of course, who can forget the quiet determination of Rosa Parks, whose courage and resolve in the face of bigotry gave heart to an entire social movement. Each of these women and countless others worked to fulfill America’s promise of liberty and justice for all. Today women continue to defend and to promote the ideals on which this Nation is founded. Indeed, history will show that those American women who served in the recent struggle to liberate Kuwait helped not only to deter ruthless aggression but also to build a new world order based on respect for human rights and the rule of law.
Advancing to new and ever greater positions of responsibility in virtually every field, women continue to uphold the American ideals of liberty, equality, and justice. Most important, however, because it is within the family that our Nation’s most cherished values and traditions are passed from one generation to the next, women help to preserve our American heritage by nurturing in their children faith, moral values, and a sense of civic duty. Thus, as we celebrate the achievements of noted women in American history, let us also acknowledge with pride and gratitude the contributions that so many unsung heroines have made to our country through the institutions of family and community life.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, 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 March 1991 as Women’s History Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth.
GEORGE BUSH 6266 March 29, 1991 National Safe Boating Week, 1991 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
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