[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 42 (Monday, October 24, 1994)]
[Page 2037]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6742--Country Music Month, 1994

October 14, 1994

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    Country music is a distinctly American treasure, drawing on the 
deepest cultural roots of our Nation's people. It reflects a 
storytelling impulse born of mountain balladry and cowboy songs. It 
combines an exciting instrumental texture of string bands and jazz 
orchestras, a heartfelt vocal style of religious and blues singing, and 
a contagious rhythm that inspires dancing in listeners of all ages.
    The emotions of the myriad peaks and valleys of life find a vibrant 
voice in country music. Relating experiences all of us share, these 
songs boast a long and proud tradition in our national heritage. For the 
better part of our history, country music's many talented singers and 
songwriters from across the land have touched the hearts and minds of 
our citizens--rural and urban, rich and poor, young and old. Today, this 
wonderful art form is enjoyed and celebrated around the world as a 
uniquely American gift.
    This month, we pause to commend and to appreciate the efforts of 
singers, songwriters, musicians, and all those in this thriving industry 
who work to maintain the vitality of the country music legacy.
    The Congress, by Public Law 103-107, has designated October 1994 as 
``Country Music Month'' and has authorized and requested the President 
to issue a proclamation in observance of this month. I urge all 
Americans to join me in recognizing the rich contributions that country 
music has made to our cultural heritage.
    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, do hereby proclaim October 1994 as Country Music 
Month.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day 
of October, 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 nineteenth.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 1:38 p.m., October 19, 
1994]

Note: This proclamation was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on October 15, and it was published in the Federal Register on 
October 21.