[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 9196--OCT. 17, 2014

Proclamation 9196 of October 17, 2014

National Character Counts Week, 2014

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

For generations, our Nation's beliefs in mutual respect, shared
responsibility, and equality for all have strengthened our bond as a
people and guided our path--uniting us in times of crisis and inspiring
us in moments of triumph. During National Character Counts Week, we
reaffirm the principles that built America and dedicate ourselves to
passing on our highest ideals to our children.
We see the true character of our country in the examples set by the work
and lives of our people. We see it in the educators, mentors, and
parents who teach our kids not only to understand math and history, but
also to know and show compassion and respect. We see it in first
responders who put themselves in harm's way to protect strangers, and in
our men and women in uniform who selflessly serve the land we love and
defend the values we cherish. And we see it in small acts of kindness
that define who we are as Americans and help us recognize our common
humanity.
When we give our daughters and sons a foundation of integrity, hard
work, and responsibility, and when we empower them with the courage to
choose these values in the face of cynicism, we prepare them for a
lifetime of engaged citizenship and create stronger communities across
America. This week, and all year long, let us all do our part to ensure
the fundamental tenets that have shaped our Union from its founding
continue to sustain us and draw out the best in each of us.
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 19 through
October 25, 2014, 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of

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the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
thirty-ninth.
BARACK OBAMA