[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
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The President





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Proclamation 7010--Father's Day, 1997
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                Proclamation 7010 of June 12, 1997

                
Father's Day, 1997

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Raising a child is a sacred mission, and the man who 
                welcomes this mission and embraces the obligations of 
                fatherhood is someone who truly deserves our 
                recognition and gratitude. On Father's Day, we honor 
                all the men across our country who have affirmed the 
                importance of parenthood by willingly assuming its 
                important responsibilities.

                The tight grasp of a newborn baby's tiny hand curled 
                around his or her father's finger only hints at the 
                strength of the bond that will grow in all the seasons 
                of life between father and child. Caring fathers are 
                not content to merely safeguard their children's 
                physical well-being, but also seek to foster their 
                spiritual and moral growth, and pass on their most 
                cherished values. Mentor, teacher, coach, friend, and 
                hero, a father gives his son or daughter all that his 
                mind, his hands, and his heart can provide. No work is 
                too hard, no sacrifice is too great if doing so will 
                strengthen, protect, nurture, and instill joy in his 
                child.

                Fathers teach their children to take pride in 
                themselves and their work, to assume responsibility for 
                their lives and character, and to understand the 
                rewards of sharing with others. Most important, 
                fathers--whether biological, adoptive, or foster--offer 
                the strong, steady current of love that sustains their 
                sons and daughters through the good times and bad times 
                that all of us face.

                Our Nation is blessed that so many Americans cherish 
                the role of fatherhood in our families, for fathers add 
                a crucial stability and strength to our lives. On 
                Father's Day, let us honor and give thanks to these men 
                who share with their children not only the precious 
                gifts of life and love, but also their time, attention, 
                and the kind of caring concern that lasts a lifetime.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, in accordance with a joint 
                resolution of the Congress approved April 24, 1972 (36 
                U.S.C. 142a), do hereby proclaim Sunday, June 15, 1997, 
                as Father's Day. I invite the States, communities, and 
                citizens of the United States to observe this day with 
                appropriate ceremonies and activities that demonstrate 
                our deep respect and abiding affection for our fathers.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twelfth day of June, 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. 97-16025
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