[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 37429-37430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14970]


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                Proclamation 8996 of June 14, 2013

                
Father's Day, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each day, men from every walk of life pour themselves 
                into the hard, proud, rewarding work of raising our 
                sons and daughters. And each June, families all across 
                our country pause to say thanks and let fathers know 
                how much they mean to us--not just as partners or 
                providers, but also as loving parents who never stop 
                striving to give their kids the best life has to offer.

                We see that sense of commitment throughout our 
                communities. We see it in our schools, where dads 
                attend assemblies and parent-teacher conferences, and 
                help out with homework. We see it on our playing fields 
                and in our congregations, where fathers instill the 
                life lessons that set our kids on a path to success. We 
                see it in parents working a second job or taking on an 
                extra shift, putting a little away so their children 
                can go to college. And we see it in mentors and tutors 
                and foster dads, taking on the duties of fatherhood for 
                young people in need.

                That work is rarely easy. But we know it adds up, 
                building character in our children and instilling in 
                them qualities to last a lifetime: love and hope, 
                courage and discipline, trust in themselves and others. 
                As fathers, teaching those values is our first task. 
                Yet too often, boys and girls are growing up without 
                the support of their fathers. We know our country can 
                do better. So as men in every corner of America keep 
                stepping up and being present in the lives of our 
                children, my Administration will keep striving to 
                support them.

                Today, we rededicate ourselves to that important work. 
                And as sons and daughters, let us show our lasting 
                gratitude to the men who have shaped us, who lift our 
                sights, and who enrich our lives with a father's love, 
                day after day.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, in accordance with a joint 
                resolution of the Congress approved April 24, 1972, as 
                amended (36 U.S.C. 109), do hereby proclaim June 16, 
                2013, as Father's Day. I direct the appropriate 
                officials of the Government to display the flag of the 
                United States on all Government buildings on this day, 
                and I call upon all citizens to observe this day with 
                appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourteenth day of June, 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. 2013-14970
Filed 6-19-13; 11:15 am]
Billing code 3295-F3