[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 5251-5252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01637]


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                Proclamation 8928 of January 21, 2013

                
National Day of Hope and Resolve, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Four years ago, the American people came together to 
                chart a new course through an uncertain hour. We chose 
                hope over fear and hard work during hardship, confident 
                that the age-old values that had guided our Nation 
                through even its darkest days would be sufficient to 
                meet the trials of our time.

                Together, we have brought a decade of war toward a 
                responsible end. We have saved our economy from 
                collapse and fought for a future where everyone has an 
                equal chance at opportunity. Millions of men, women, 
                and children have made service their mission, 
                reaffirming that America's greatest strength lies not 
                in might or wealth, but in the bonds we share with one 
                another.

                Today, I have sworn an oath to preserve the fundamental 
                freedoms and protections that are the lasting 
                birthright of all who call this land home. I stand 
                humbled by the responsibilities entrusted to me by our 
                people, and I pray God's grace will see us through the 
                tests we will surely face in the days ahead. But even 
                as I assume once more the solemn duty of this 
                Presidency, let us also remember that the oath I spoke 
                shares much in common with those taken by every service 
                member and every immigrant, and with the pledge we make 
                before our flag. These are the words of America's 
                citizens, and they represent our greatest hope.

                On the opposite end of the National Mall from where I 
                delivered my address, a preacher once told us ``we 
                cannot walk alone.'' Empowered by our faith in each 
                other and united by the purpose that binds our fates as 
                one, let us learn again that most enduring lesson. Let 
                us renew our resolve to meet the challenges of our age 
                together. And when our grandchildren reflect on the 
                history we leave, let them say we did what was required 
                of us, that our words were true to our Founders' dreams 
                for a young Republic and our actions foretold the dawn 
                of a new and brighter day.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by the authority vested in me 
                by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do 
                hereby proclaim January 21, 2013, a National Day of 
                Hope and Resolve. I call upon all Americans to join 
                together in courage, in compassion, and in purpose to 
                more fully realize the eternal promises of our founding 
                and the more perfect Union that must remain ever within 
                our reach.

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

[FR Doc. 2013-01637
Filed 1-23-13; 11:15 am]
Billing code 3295-F3