[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 19 (Monday, May 15, 1995)]
[Page 812]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6797--Mother's Day, 1995

May 11, 1995

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    Each year, Americans pause on the second Sunday of May to celebrate 
the gift of motherhood. Mother's Day reminds all of us to honor our 
mothers and to show them our love and appreciation--on this day and 
throughout the year. Whether we embrace our mothers in person or hold 
fast to a loving memory, the strength of their spirit and the blessing 
of their compassion stay with us for a lifetime.
    Americans' vitality as a people flows from the health of our 
families. The heart and soul of our national life, mothers rise each day 
to take on myriad tasks, from driving a carpool to directing a city 
council. They are an anchor to generations past and a bridge to the 
world of the future. Meeting the challenge of motherhood is one of 
society's greatest responsibilities, and those who do this work every 
day do a service to all humanity.
    Whether biological, foster, or adoptive, mothers have a unique 
ability to caution and care for their children and to instill in them 
the values of honesty, respect, and faith. As role models for their 
children, mothers show by example the infinite possibilities of life.
    No matter our age, our mothers are ready to understand, to love, and 
to listen. We best observe this special day by living our lives to 
reflect the love they have given us and by teaching our children to hope 
for a brighter tomorrow.
    To honor all mothers and their special place in our hearts, the 
Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 770), has 
designated the second Sunday in May each year as ``Mother's Day'' and 
requested the President to call for its appropriate observance.
    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, do hereby proclaim Sunday, May 14, 1995, as 
``Mother's Day.'' I urge all Americans to consider how much mothers have 
contributed to the well-being of our Nation. I call upon our citizens to 
observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of 
May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-five, 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, 3:13 p.m., May 11, 1995]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on May 15.