[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 13 (Monday, April 5, 1993)]
[Pages 520-521]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6540--Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 1993

 April 2, 1993

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    As America approaches a new century, we face hard truths and must 
take strong steps. As a Nation, we must provide hope for all Americans 
and opportunity for them to compete and to succeed. A sound, well-
rounded education that prepares students for achievement and success is 
a moral imperative and an economic necessity.
    The United States must work to improve the quality of education for 
all students, to ensure access and opportunity, and to build public-
private partnerships, all of which will help students meet high 
standards of achievement. Accomplishing that mission will require the 
involvement of everyone--

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not just teachers and administrators, but every person, every family, 
and every community. We must take responsibility for ensuring the 
success of generations to follow. I commend the leadership and 
commitment of those inside and outside of schools who are working each 
day to promote and encourage excellence in education for all Americans.
    Our Founders saw themselves in the light of posterity. We must do 
the same. John Kennedy reminded us that civilization is a race between 
education and catastrophe--and it is up to us to determine the winner.
    To recognize the work of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the 
leader of the Lubavitch movement, on the occasion of his 91st birthday 
on April 2, 1993, the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 150, has 
designated April 2, 1993, as ``Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.'' and 
has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in 
observance of this day.
    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, do hereby proclaim April 2, 1993, as Education and 
Sharing Day, U.S.A. I call upon the people of the United States, 
government officials, educators, and volunteers to observe the day with 
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of 
April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-three,  and  
of  the  Independence  of  the United States of America the two hundred 
and seventeenth.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 3:24 p.m., April 2, 
1993]

Note: This proclamation will be published in the Federal Register on 
April 6.