[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9112]




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Part II





The President





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Proclamation 6880--National Day of Remembrance of the Oklahoma City 
Bombing

Proclamation 6881--National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 1996

Memorandum of April 8, 1996--Strengthening Drug Control Cooperation 
With Mexico
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                Proclamation 6880 of April 5, 1996
                National Day of Remembrance of the

                
Oklahoma City Bombing

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                 On the morning of April 19, 1995, America was 
                devastated by news of an explosion at the Alfred P. 
                Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. As rescuers 
                rushed to the scene, citizens across the country waited 
                by their televisions and radios for information, and we 
                prayed for the children, Federal workers, and many 
                others caught by the bomb's deadly blast. Despite 
                heroic efforts of emergency personnel and countless 
                samaritans, 168 people lost their lives as a result of 
                the brutal attack.

                 For a year we have mourned the dead, aided the 
                residents of Oklahoma City in their struggle to 
                rebuild, and strengthened our resolve to fight 
                terrorism. And though it has been a sad and challenging 
                time, the outpouring of love and support for those 
                affected by the tragedy has helped our Nation to come 
                together in common purpose. As we mark the first 
                anniversary of the bombing, we remember the victims and 
                honor their memory with a moment of silence. In prayer 
                and quiet reflection, let us move forward together to 
                foster peace in our land.

                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, 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 Friday, April 19, 
                1996, as a National Day of Remembrance of the Oklahoma 
                City Bombing. I ask all the people of the United States 
                to observe a moment of silence on that day at 9:02 
                a.m., Central Daylight Time, gathering with family, 
                friends, neighbors, and colleagues at home, at work, 
                and in places of worship to commemorate this solemn 
                occasion.

                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-six, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 96-9112
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