[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 97-12403]


      
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                Proclamation 6999 of May 7, 1997

                
Mother's Day, 1997

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As we prepare to enter the 21st century, in the midst 
                of a rapidly changing world, one thing remains 
                constant--the unconditional love between a mother and 
                her child. This love provides us with a cornerstone and 
                sanctuary throughout our entire lives. Mothers nurture, 
                challenge, and instill strong values in their children, 
                find solutions, arbitrate disputes, organize 
                activities, care and teach, influence and lead, give, 
                share, and encourage. Their abiding moral principles 
                shape our families, our communities, and our national 
                life.

                Today, mothers face many different challenges--from 
                balancing the responsibilities of home and work, to 
                raising families on their own--while contending with 
                the often daunting challenges of modern society. They 
                do this all while meeting the day-to-day 
                responsibilities of class projects, car payments, and 
                the flu season. And yet, they succeed, determined to 
                protect what is so precious to them and to make 
                brighter futures for themselves, their children, and 
                their Nation.

                Each year we welcome the opportunity to set aside a day 
                to acknowledge all that our mothers--whether 
                biological, adoptive, or foster--have given us. It is a 
                time to reflect on all we have gained from their 
                guidance, care, and sacrifice and a time to openly 
                express our gratitude and love. The Congress, by a 
                joint resolution approved May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 770), 
                has designated the second Sunday in May each year as 
                ``Mother's Day'' and requested the President to call 
                for its appropriate observance.

                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 
                11, 1997, as Mother's Day. Whether we are able to share 
                this special day with our mothers or are blessed with 
                memories of them, in our hearts they are with us 
                always. I urge all Americans to express their love and 
                respect for their mothers and to observe this day with 
                appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-seven, and of the Independence of 
                the United States of America the two hundred and 
                twenty-first.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 97-12403
Filed 5-8-97; 8:45 am]
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