[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 25527-25528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11068]


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                Proclamation 8665 of April 29, 2011

                
Law Day, U.S.A., 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                At the core of our Nation's values is our faith in the 
                ideals of equality and justice under law. It is a 
                belief embedded in our most cherished documents, and 
                honored by President Eisenhower when he established Law 
                Day in 1958 as ``a day of national dedication to the 
                principles of government under law.'' Each Law Day, we 
                uphold our commitment to the rule of law and celebrate 
                its protection of the freedoms we enjoy.

                This year, we pay tribute to one of America's Founders 
                and our second President, John Adams. As a young 
                attorney in colonial Massachusetts, John Adams was 
                asked to represent a British officer and eight British 
                soldiers charged with firing into a crowd and killing 
                five men in the Boston Massacre. In the face of mass 
                public outcry and at great personal risk, he accepted 
                the case and showed the world that America is a nation 
                of laws and that a fair trial is the right of all 
                people.

                President Adams' legacy of dedication to fairness and 
                the rights of the accused has been carried forward by 
                members of the legal profession for more than two 
                centuries. It is championed by those who represent the 
                accused and exemplified by women and men who are 
                devoted to securing equal rights for all, both in 
                America and around the world.

                On this Law Day, I encourage all Americans to celebrate 
                and reflect upon the example left to us by President 
                John Adams and our centuries of adherence to the rule 
                of law. In so doing, we help ensure future generations 
                will inherit and promote the ideals that help move our 
                Nation forward.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, in accordance with Public Law 
                87-20, as amended, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2011, as 
                Law Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to 
                acknowledge the importance of our Nation's legal and 
                judicial systems with appropriate ceremonies and 
                activities, and to display the flag of the United 
                States in support of this national observance.

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

[FR Doc. 2011-11068
Filed 5-4-11; 8:45 am]
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