[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 18 (Monday, May 10, 1993)]
[Page 739]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6556--Loyalty Day, 1993

 May 1, 1993

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    ``Loyalty Day'' is an occasion on which we reaffirm our allegiance 
to our country and our devotion to the ideals on which it was founded. 
Our government ``by the people'' respects and protects the natural 
rights and freedoms of all citizens, without favor, and deserves our 
abiding fidelity.
    For more than 200 years, people from around the world have 
immigrated to America, bringing their dreams and aspirations to a 
country that prides itself on its democratic ideals. There is no greater 
testament to the success of our system of governance than people's 
desire to be a part of the great American experiment. Our Founders 
designed that system on the principles of individual liberties and 
rights of self-determination. Our Nation stands as a beacon of hope for 
all those who embrace these ideas.
    Generations of Americans have demonstrated loyalty and devotion to 
their country and have gone to great lengths to preserve their freedom. 
Many have fought and died so that future generations could continue the 
proud traditions of our Nation. To acknowledge this loyalty and love of 
country, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved July 18, 1958 (72 
Stat. 369; 36 U.S.C. 162), has designated May 1 of each year as 
``Loyalty Day.''
    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 1993, as Loyalty Day. I 
call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies 
and activities, including public recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance 
to the Flag of the United States. I also call upon government officials 
to display the flag on all government buildings and grounds on this day.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of 
May, 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, 10:21 a.m., May 3, 1993]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on May 4.