Proclamation 3957.

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84 Stat. 2208 Proclamation 3957 LAW DAY, U.S.A., 1970 By the President of the United States of America January 29, 1970 A Proclamation The Congress of the United States has set aside the first day of May [75 Stat. 43](/us/stat/75/43).[36 USC 164](/us/usc/t36/s164).as Law Day, U.S.A. This year will mark the Nation’s thirteenth annual observance of Law Day—a special day for reaffirming our loyalty to the United States and rededicating ourselves to the ride of law. The benefits that, have come to each of us as individuals and to all of us as Americans through our adherence to the rule of law are endless.

It is through the processes of law that our Nation has achieved its amazing growth and development in every sphere of human endeavor. The law does not rule by itself. Citizens administer it; and each citizen must abide by its constraints and accept its responsibilities if the rights, freedoms, opportunities and protections of all citizens are to be guarded. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to observe Friday, May 1, 1970, as Law Day in the United States of America with appropriate public ceremonies and by rededication to our form of government and to the supremacy of law in our lives.

Especially, I urge the legal profession, the schools and educational institutions, civic and service organizations, all media of public information, and the courts to take the lead in sponsoring and participating in appropriate observances throughout the Nation. And, as requested by the Congress, I direct the appropriate Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all public buildings on that day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fourth. 3958 February 3, 1970 1976 OLYMPIC GAMES Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3958 1976 OLYMPIC GAMES By the President of the United States of America February 3, 1970 A Proclamation For many decades the Olympic Games have contributed in a unique way to greater understanding, friendship, and mutual respect among all the peoples of the world.

The XXI Olympiad of the modern era is to be held in the year 1976, a year in which the United States of America is to celebrate its Bicentennial—when this nation will be reaffirming principles that have much in common with the purposes of the Olympic Games. 84 Stat. 2209 The Congress of the United States, by Senate Joint Resolution 131, *Ante*, p. 3.has authorized and requested the President of the United States to issue a proclamation inviting and welcoming all authorized Olympic delegations to the 1976 Olympic Games if they arc to be held in the United States.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby extend the warm welcome of the United States to all authorized Olympic delegations and ask them to come to the United States to take part, in the 1976 Olympic Games if they are to be held in the cities of Los Angeles and Denver; and further, I hereby pledge that the United States will take every appropriate measure to insure the entry and full participation of all authorized delegations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fourth. 3959 February 4, 1970 INTERNATIONAL CLERGY WEEK IN THE UNITED STATES Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3959 INTERNATIONAL CLERGY WEEK IN THE UNITED STATES By the President of the United States of America February 4, 1970 A Proclamation On February 3, 1943, the troop transport *Dorchester* was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Greenland.

Among the six hundred and seventy-eight men lost in that disaster were four chaplains—a priest, a rabbi and two ministers. These men of God had given their life jackets to soldiers who had löst theirs. The sacrifice of these brave men was great—but their example was even greater. They demonstrated that love of God knows no Boundaries when fellow man is in need. To encourage the participation of all Americans in honoring the world’s clergymen, the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 1051, has *Ante*, p. 4.requested the President to proclaim the week commencing February 1, 1970, as International Clergy Week in the United States.

It is therefore in the spirit of the four chaplains of the *Dorchester* that I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States, proclaim the week commencing February 1, 1970, as International Clergy Week. I call upon all Americans to honor these brave men by appropriate ceremonies and activities, and to honor clergymen of all faiths, in this country and throughout the world, in that spirit of international brotherhood and love of God that transcends all denominational and national boundaries.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fourth. 3960 February 9, 1970 AMERICAN HEART MONTH, 1970 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation

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