[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 62955-62956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24986]


 
 
                         Presidential Documents 
 
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 23, 2013 / 
Presidential Documents  

 ___________________________________________________________________

 Title 3--
 The President

[[Page 62955]]

                Proclamation 9043 of October 18, 2013

                
National Character Counts Week, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As Americans, we are bound together by a set of ideals 
                put forth by our Founders--that we are all created 
                equal, that we possess certain unalienable rights, 
                including the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit 
                of happiness, and that, above all, we are one people. 
                During National Character Counts Week, we reflect on 
                the ways we support one another, the ways we come 
                together and seek common ground, and the lessons we 
                teach our children about what citizenship means in the 
                United States of America.

                Nowhere is our Nation's strength more evident than in 
                the men and women in uniform who embody the American 
                spirit of selflessness, courage, and sacrifice. Across 
                the globe and here at home, they and their families 
                face challenges most of us will never fully understand 
                so all of us can live in freedom. Our public servants 
                too, and our teachers, nurses, and workers, toil 
                without fanfare so the people of this country can count 
                on a secure homeland and a growing economy, a healthy 
                future, and a chance at success for their children.

                The children we raise today are surrounded by proud 
                examples of integrity, and moral courage, but it is our 
                task as parents, community members, and leaders to 
                teach them not only the skills they need to succeed, 
                but also the values that keep our country strong. This 
                week, we reaffirm our commitment to helping our 
                children turn away from bullying, harassment, and 
                discrimination, and to giving them the confidence and 
                integrity to stand up for each other, imagine a 
                brighter future, and realize their dreams.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim October 20 through 
                October 26, 2013, as National Character Counts Week. I 
                call upon public officials, educators, parents, 
                students, and all Americans to observe this week with 
                appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

[[Page 62956]]

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

[FR Doc. 2013-24986
Filed 10-22-13; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3295-F4