[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 24 (Monday, June 20, 1994)]
[Pages 1283-1284]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6701--Father's Day, 1994

June 14, 1994

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    June conjures up memories of sunny days, backyard cookouts, relaxing 
vacations, lush gardens in bloom, and on the third Sunday of the month, 
the celebration of Father's Day. This is a time set aside by tradition 
to pay tribute to fathers across our land and to thank them for their 
unconditional love, for their belief in their children's potential, and 
for their vital parental role. Their profound influence on their sons 
and daughters--on society itself--is incalculable.
    The loving concern of fathers in raising, protecting, educating, 
encouraging, and providing direction for their children shapes our 
national character, as well as our children's. The positive interaction 
of fathers who responsibly welcome the challenges of guiding their 
children is immeasurable. Through the nurturing support of such parents, 
competent, caring, and resilient generations of citizens develop and 
thrive. These fathers, whether biological, foster, or adoptive, deserve 
our honor and gratitude.
    All fathers in our society today must reinvest in supplying 
emotional and financial support for their children. It is never too late 
to assume the responsibility for meeting a child's needs. To do so, 
despite personal and economic hardship, is to help our children 
transcend adverse circumstances and to earn the love, respect, and 
appreciation that will become a legacy of devotion for generations long 
after ours.
    Our Nation is becoming increasingly aware that a father's acceptance 
and support are powerful motivators. It is most fitting that we 
recognize our fathers' contributions today

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and every day--that we express, through word or deed, our appreciation 
to them and that we remember their love, their friendship, and their 
faith in us.
    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, in accordance with a joint resolution of the Congress 
approved April 24, 1972 (36 U.S.C. 142a), do hereby proclaim, Sunday, 
June 19, 1994, as ``Father's Day.'' I invite the States, communities and 
people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate 
ceremonies as a mark of appreciation and affection for our fathers.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day 
of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-four, 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, 10:52 a.m., June 15, 
1994]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on June 
16.