Proclamation 3525.

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77 Stat. 994 Proclamation 3525 [DECLARING SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL AN HONORARY CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA] By the President of the United States of AmericaApril 9, 1963 A Proclamation WHEREAS Sir Winston Churchill, a son of America though a subject of Britain, has been throughout his life a firm and steadfast friend of the American people and the American Nation; and WHEREAS he has freely offered his hand and his faith in days of adversity as well as triumph; and WHEREAS his bravery, charity and valor, both in war and in peace, have been a flame of inspiration in freedom’s darkest hour; and WHEREAS his life has shown that no adversary can overcome, and no fear can deter, free men in the defense of their freedom; and WHEREAS he has expressed with unsurpassed power and splendor the aspirations of peoples everywhere for dignity and freedom; and WHEREAS he has by his art as an historian and his judgment as a statesman made the past the servant of the future;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, under the authority contained in an Act *Ante*, p. 5.of the 88th Congress, do hereby declare Sir Winston Churchill an honorary citizen of the United States of America. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy By the President: George W. Ball, *Acting Secretary of State*. 3526 April 9, 1963 NATIONAL HARMONY WEEK Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3526 NATIONAL HARMONY WEEK By the President of the United States of AmericaApril 9, 1963 A Proclamation WHEREAS barbershop quartet singing is a uniquely American form of music which provides pleasure for millions of people everywhere; and WHEREAS the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Incorporated, has made an important contribution to our culture not only by its efforts to preserve such singing, but by its dedication to good fellowship and harmony among peoples of all walks of life; and WHEREAS April 11, 1963, will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of this Society; and 77 Stat. 995 WHEREAS, in recognition and appreciation of the Society’s efforts to maintain barbershop quartet singing as a traditional form of native American music and, through their stimulus to good music and vocal harmony, to keep America singing, the Congress by a joint resolution approved April 9, 1963, has designated the six-day period *Ante*, p. 5.beginning April 15, 1963, and ending April 20, 1963, as National Harmony Week, and has requested the President to issue a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to join in the observance of that week:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby invite the people of the United States to observe the period of April 15, 1963, through April 20, 1963, as National Harmony Week, with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and [seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh.

John F. Kennedy By the President: George W. Ball, *Acting Secretary of State*. 3527 April 18, 1963 SENIOR CITIZENS MONTH Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3527 SENIOR CITIZENS MONTH By the President of the United States of America April 18, 1963 A Proclamation WHEREAS there are now more than seventeen million persons aged sixty-five and over in our population, and this number is expected to increase to twenty-four million by 1980; and WHEREAS this large segment of our population represents a great national resource of skills, wisdom, and experience upon which much of our Nation’s progress has been built and which continues to enrich our daily lives and to provide counsel and leadership; and WHEREAS all persons reaching their later years should have opportunity to share fully in the benefits of our advances in economic wealth, science, technology, and culture; and WHEREAS all informational and educational means should be used to foster an environment in which our senior citizens can gain this opportunity and can lead useful and satisfying lives, consistent with their capacities; and WHEREAS the Federal Government should provide leadership, encouragement, and assistance to the States, communities, and voluntary organizations in utilizing the potentials of our elder citizens:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the month of May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month; and I urge all persons and public and private organizations to cooperate in its observance by increasing com-77 Stat. 996munity awareness of the problems faced by older men and women, strengthening services and opportunities to meet their special needs, giving recognition to their past and present contributions, and making this special month the beginning of continuing interest and activity on their behalf.

I also invite the Governors of the States, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and appropriate officials in other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to join in the observance of Senior Citizens Month. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 18th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh.

John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3528 April 18, 1963 LOYALTY DAY, 1963 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3528 LOYALTY DAY, 1963 By the President of the United States of AmericaApril 18, 1963 A Proclamation Dedication, devotion, and loyalty to our country and to the free democratic precepts upon which it was founded has always been a cherished tradition with our people—from our Founding Fathers to our servicemen now serving in the far-flung corners of the world.

Understandably, our people avoid ostentatious displays of patriotic fervor. Nevertheless, in these trying times, when international forces are attempting to undermine and destroy our form of free government and our way of life, it is entirely fitting and proper and in the national interest to set aside a special day each year on which to express our unceasing devotion and loyalty to this Nation. To this end, the [36 USC 162](/us/usc/t36/s162).Congress, by a joint resolution of July 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 369), has designated May 1 of each year as Loyalty Day and has requested the President to issue a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America do hereby call upon the people of the United States, and upon all patriotic, civic, and educational organizations to observe Wednesday, May 1, 1963, as Loyalty Day, in schools and other suitable places with appropriate ceremonies in which all of our people may join in a reaffirmation of their loyalty to the United States of America. I also call upon appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day as a manifestation of our loyalty to the Nation which that flag symbolizes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. 77 Stat. 997 DONE at the City of Washington this 18th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3529 April 19, 1963 NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 1963 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3529 NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 1963 By the President of the United States of America April 19, 1963 A Proclamation WHEREAS the need for expanding trade with the free world is vital both to world stability and to the well-being and the economy of our own Nation and of other peaceable peoples; and WHEREAS the major portion of such trade—both exports and imports—transits the oceans of the world by ship; and WHEREAS the ships of the American Merchant Marine provide access to world markets and to the sources of sorely needed raw materials upon which our factories and farms alike depend; and WHEREAS our ships and the men who man them stand ready to serve the Nation in any circumstance and in all conditions of peaceful commerce or national emergency; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 20, 1933 (48 Stat. 73), designated May 22 as National Maritime Day, in [36 USC 145](/us/usc/t36/s145).commemoration of the departure from Savannah, Georgia, on May 22, 1819, of the S.S. *Savannah* on the first transoceanic voyage by any steamship, and requested the President to issue a proclamation annually calling for the observance of that day:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the citizens of the United States to honor our American Merchant Marine on Wednesday, May 22, 1963, by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes and other suitable places; and I direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag on all Government buildings on that day. I also request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on Wednesday, May 22, in tribute to the American Merchant Marine.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused I he Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, [seal] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3530 April 19, 1963 NATIONAL DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION DAY AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEEK, 1963 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation

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