Proclamation 3727.

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80 Stat. 1789 Proclamation 3727 PRAYER FOR PEACE, MEMORIAL DAY, 1966 By the President of the United States of America May 26, 1966 A Proclamation Americans will be fighting and dying in Vietnam this Memorial Day, 1966, in fulfillment of our commitment to freedom. Their sacrifice is part of an ancient legacy that begins with man’s first act of transcendent courage, and that contains all that is noble and selfless in human character. Our own liberty was won in struggle against tyranny.

In two world wars and in Korea, brave Americans and their allies gave their lives that men might live and prosper in freedom. We shall not forsake their sacrifice. We shall—because we must—persevere. We are totally committed to defeat this aggression. This Nation has never left the field of battle in abject surrender of a cause for which it has fought. We shall not do so now. We shall see this through. Yet as we protect freedom by courage in arms, we shall every day continue the search for an honorable peace.

It is tragic that young lives must be sacrificed, that great sums must be spent for the instruments of war, when the work of peace awaits man’s accomplishment in every land. America today—as in past years—is prepared to join in that work with any nation whose devotion is to peace with its neighbors, and a better life for its people. Let the guns of aggression be silent, we say, that the sounds of the builders, of the planters, of the teachers, may be heard. On this Memorial Day, as we honor the memory of brave men who have borne our colors in war, we pray to God for His mercy.

We pray for the wisdom to find a way to end this struggle of nation against nation, of brother against brother. We pray that soon we may begin to build the only true memorial to man’s valor in war—a sane and hopeful environment for the generations to come. The Congress, in a joint resolution approved May 11, 1950 (64 Stat. 158), has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and designating a period during each such day when the people of the United States might unite in such application:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Memorial Day. Monday, May 30, 1966, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at eleven o’clock in the morning of that day as a time to unite in such prayer. I urge the press, radio, television, and all other information media to cooperate in this observance. I also urge all of the people of this Nation to join me in prayer to the Almighty for the safety of our Nation’s sons and daughters in Vietnam, for His blessing on those who have sacrificed their lives 80 Stat. 1790for this Nation in this and all other struggles, and for His aid in building a world where freedom and justice prevail, and where all men live in friendship, understanding, and peace. *Ante*, p. 1718.By House Concurrent Resolution 587, the Eighty-ninth Congress has officially recognized that the patriotic tradition of observing Memorial Day began one hundred years ago in Waterloo, New York.

In conformity with the request contained in that concurrent resolution, it is my privilege to call attention to the centennial observance of Memorial Day in Waterloo, New York, on May 30, 1966. 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 twenty-sixth day of May in the year of [seal] our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth.

Lyndon B. Johnson By the President: Dean Rusk.*Secretary of State.* 3728 June 9, 1966 FLAG DAY AND NATIONAL FLAG WEEK, 1966 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3728 FLAG DAY AND NATIONAL FLAG WEEK, 1966 By the President of the United States of America June 9, 1966 A Proclamation On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted as the flag of the United States a banner of 13 stripes of alternating red and white, and 13 white stars on a blue field.

That banner was the symbol of a new nation with an intense love of freedom and a belief in the worth and dignity of the individual. The design of our flag has changed from time to time to reflect the growth and expansion of our Nation—but the meaning behind the flag has not changed. The American flag still stands for a Nation dedicated to the principles of liberty, justice, and equality under law. It still symbolizes the heroism and sacrifice of Americans in defense of those principles.

It still symbolizes hope and promise to the oppressed peoples of the world. The day on which our flag was adopted has a special significance for all of us. For this reason the Congress, by the Joint Resolution of [36 USC 157](/us/usc/t36/s157).August 3, 1949 (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as Flag Day and requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for its observance. In order to further extend the opportunities of all Americans to observe and honor this historic occasion, the Congress *Ante*, p. 194.[36 USC 157a](/us/usc/t36/s157a).by a joint resolution of June 9, 1966, has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as National Flag Week, and calling upon all citizens to display the Flag of the United States on those days. 80 Stat. 1791 NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B.

JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning June 12, 1966, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate Government officials to display the Flag of the United States on all Government buildings during that week; and I request the people of the United States to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by flying the Stars and Stripes at their homes and other suitable places. Let us remind ourselves on Flag Day and throughout National Flag Week that the rights and freedoms which we have so long enjoyed under our national flag must be nourished and protected.

Let us resolve always to conduct ourselves, at home and abroad, in keeping with the lofty principles for which our flag stands—to the end that freedom and understanding will be encouraged among all people and all nations of the world. 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 June in the year of our Lord [seal] nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth.

Lyndon B. Johnson By the President: George W. Ball.*Acting Secretary of State.* 3729 June 15, 1966 GAS INDUSTRY WEEK Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3729 GAS INDUSTRY WEEK By the President of the United States of America June 15, 1966 A Proclamation The abundant life and well-being of millions of Americans are directly related to the bounty of natural resources with which this Nation has been so generously endowed.

The depths of our American continent have yielded up great treasures of mineral resources, and enormous industries have developed to guarantee a maximum of public benefit from this mineral wealth. It has been one hundred and fifty years since the first gas company was founded in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 13, 1816. Since that early beginning this dynamic industry has become the sixth largest industry in the United States. It has developed an intricate web of underground pipelines extending three quarters of a million miles and delivering the heat, light, and power benefits of the American gas industry to its thirty-six and a half million customers.

To call public attention to the contributions which the gas industry has made toward the health and well-being of our people, the Eighty-ninth Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 160, has designated the *Ante*, p. 201.period beginning June 13 and ending June 19, 1966, as Gas Industry Week, and has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for its appropriate observance. 80 Stat. 1792 NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, invite the governments of States and communities and all citizens to join during Gas Industry Week in recognition of the contributions of the American gas industry to the security, health, and well-being of our Nation.

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 fifteenth day of June in the year of our [seal] Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. Lyndon B. Johnson By the President: Dean Rusk.*Secretary of State.* 3730 June 15, 1966 FATHER’S DAY, 1966 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3730 FATHER’S DAY, 1966 By the President of the United States of America June 15, 1966 A Proclamation The third Sunday in June has for many years been observed as Father’s Day.

It is most appropriate that the Congress, by enactment *Ante*, p. 201.of Senate Joint Resolution 161, has now given official recognition to this well-established tradition. In the homes of our Nation, we look to the fathers to provide the strength and stability which characterize the successful family. If the father’s responsibilities are many, his rewards are also great—the love, appreciation, and respect of children and spouse. It is the desire to acknowledge publicly these feelings we have for the fathers of our Nation that has inspired the Congress to call for the formal observance of Father’s Day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, in consonance with Senate Joint Resolution 161 of the Eighty-ninth Congress, request the appropriate Government officials to arrange for the display of the flag on all Government buildings on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, 1966. I invite State and local governments to cooperate in the observance of that day; and I urge all our people to give public and private expression to the love and gratitude which they bear for their fathers.

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 fifteenth day of June in the year of our [seal] Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. Lyndon B. Johnson By the President: Dean Rusk.*Secretary of State.* 3731 June 16, 1966 CITIZENSHIP DAY AND CONSTITUTION WEEK, 1966 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation

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