[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 65 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 18431-18432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1101]


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                Proclamation 8232 of April 1, 2008

                
National Fair Housing Month, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Fair Housing Month, our Nation 
                commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Fair Housing 
                Act and reaffirms our dedication to maintaining equal 
                access to housing for every American.

                On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed 
                the Fair Housing Act. This important legislation was 
                one of a series of civil rights laws that sought to 
                secure the rights of individuals and extend the full 
                blessings of liberty to all Americans. The Fair Housing 
                Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and 
                financing of housing and, in doing so, furthers the 
                ideals championed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and 
                other heroes of the civil rights movement.

                Our Nation has come a long way, yet our journey to 
                justice is not complete. While the housing market works 
                through this difficult period, my Administration 
                remains steadfast in its commitment to help responsible 
                homeowners, to end discrimination, and to work to 
                ensure that all citizens have access to housing. During 
                National Fair Housing Month, we acknowledge our 
                responsibility to ensure that all Americans enjoy the 
                opportunities that this great land of liberty offers.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 April 2008 as National Fair 
                Housing Month. I call upon the people of the United 
                States to learn more about their rights and 
                responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-second. 
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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