[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 47 (Monday, November 29, 1993)]
[Pages 2442-2443]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6628--National Family Week, 1993 and 1994

 November 22, 1993

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    Families are our Nation's lifeblood and strength. No matter its size 
or composition, it is the source of our ideals and the birthplace of our 
memories. Connected families in vital communities are essential to this 
country's future.
    The common bonds of family love, sharing, and mutual support have 
for generations shaped the character of our society. Anchored by strong 
insights, deeply felt convictions, moral principles, and concern for 
societal improvement and well-being, families have used their devotion, 
creative ideals, and energies to define themselves, their communities, 
and the Nation.
    The willing acceptance of family obligations and the unselfish 
shouldering of responsibilities are core components of caring families. 
Families encourage and foster teamwork, as well as individuality, 
personal sacrifice, personal attainment, and a wide range of joys and 
life experiences.
    America has maintained its unique position in the history of nations 
because we have not forgotten the teachings of our forebears. We have 
thrived because we, their children, have remained committed to advancing 
the causes of liberty and justice. Even in times of national crisis, we 
have recalled the importance of our national family tree, always 
returning to the promise of its protective shade.
    As families across the country gather in thanksgiving, it is 
particularly appropriate that we pause as a Nation to acknowledge the 
blessings of love and loyalty that families bring to their members and 
through them, to the community of America. Like our democracy, all of 
our families must strive to be nurturing and steady. All of our 
children, grandparents, mothers and fathers must know that no matter the 
challenges we face, we can be secure in the love and support of a 
family. This lesson is among our founders' most precious gifts. 
Fulfilling their ideal is each generation's most profound 
responsibility.
    The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 79, has designated the week 
of November 21, 1993, and the week of November 20, 1994, as ``National 
Family Week'' and has authorized and requested the President to issue a 
proclamation in observance of these weeks.
    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of November 21, 1993, and 
the week of November 20, 1994, as National Family Week. I invite the

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States, communities, and people of the United States to observe these 
weeks with appropriate ceremonies and programs in appreciation of our 
Nation's families.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second 
day of November, 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 eighteenth.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:52 a.m., November 23, 
1993]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on 
November 24.