[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
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The President





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 Proclamation 6823--National Hispanic Heritage Month, 1995



Executive Order 12970--Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864
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                Proclamation 6823 of September 14, 1995

                
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America has always drawn strength from the 
                extraordinary diversity of its people. The earliest 
                settlers came to this great land seeking opportunity, 
                bringing with them an abundant wealth of traditions 
                from countries the world over. Thus the vibrant 
                Hispanic culture has long been entwined with our 
                Nation's heritage, and people of Latin American and 
                Spanish ancestry have infused our national life with 
                energy and vision. In the arts, the sciences, the 
                business world, academia, and government, Hispanic 
                Americans have added immeasurably to our progress.

                Later this month, I will proudly bestow on the late 
                Willie Velasquez our Nation's highest civilian honor, 
                the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His landmark work to 
                register Hispanic voters helped to bring these 
                Americans into the mainstream of American public life, 
                and the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project 
                that he founded continues to thrive today.

                Last year, I was pleased to sign an Executive order 
                creating the President's Advisory Commission and White 
                House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic 
                Americans. Recognizing the vital importance of 
                providing every one of our children with fundamental 
                knowledge and skills, the Commission was charged with 
                creating an agenda to increase educational 
                opportunities for Hispanic Americans.

                Today, as we stand on the threshold of a new century, 
                we look to the outstanding contributions of Hispanic 
                Americans for inspiration and leadership. Let us join 
                in support of Hispanic children and families as they 
                strive to fulfill the American Dream.

                To pay tribute to the achievements of Hispanic citizens 
                and to honor the importance of Latin American and 
                Spanish traditions in our national culture, the 
                Congress, by Public Law 100-402, has authorized and 
                requested the President to issue annually a 
                proclamation designating September 15 through October 
                15 as ``National Hispanic Heritage Month.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 
                15 through October 15, 1995, as National Hispanic 
                Heritage Month. I call upon government officials, 
                educators, and all the people of the United States to 
                honor this observance with appropriate programs, 
                ceremonies, and activities, and encourage all Americans 
                to rededicate themselves to the pursuit of equality.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourteenth day of September, 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.)

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