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The original documents are located in Box 34, folder "Earth Day" of the William J.
Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 34 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE OF THE UNITED
OF
SEAL
Earth Day, 1975
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The earth will continue to regenerate its life sources only as long as
we and all the peoples of the world do our part to conserve its natural
resources. It is a responsibility which every human being shares.
Energy problems have heightened our growing awareness of the in-
terdependence of our natural resources. We must work together to solve
the environmental issues associated with the proper use and preservation
of those resources.
Through voluntary action, each of us can join in building a produc-
tive land in harmony with nature.
By a joint resolution, the Congress has pointed out the need to con-
tinue our environmental education and to promote a greater under-
standing of the environmental problems facing America.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, March 21, 1975,
as Earth Day. I call upon all concerned citizens and government officials
to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I ask that
special attention be given to personal voluntary activities and educational
efforts directed toward protecting and enhancing our lifegiving
environment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twentieth day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred
seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the one hundred ninety-ninth.
Gerall R. Ford
PRE PR THE SIDENT OF THE UNITED
&O.
Earth Week, 1976
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In this Bicentennial Year, we should give special recognition to the legacy of
nature as well as to that of history. America's mountains, prairies, woodlands, and
waterways are natural wonders of breathtaking beauty, and they provide resources for
trade and transportation, human welfare and recreation. These resources are not ours
to abuse. We hold them in trust for posterity.
In recent years, we have learned that our past progress was often made without
sufficient regard for the long-term consequences to our natural environment. To meet
this environmental challenge, we have enacted more than a dozen significant national
environmental laws. Their results are encouraging; we are beginning to bring our most
chronic sources of water pollution under control, and we are improving the quality of
the air and the richness of our land.
Much remains to be done, but steady long-range progress can only be sustained by
continuous effort. Active interest by all Americans is the only force that can translate
environmental policy into environmental progress.
Our environment is the responsibility not only of government and business, but it
must also be a matter of daily concern to every American.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of
America, do hereby designate the week beginning Thursday, April 22, 1976, to
Wednesday, April 28, 1976, as Earth Week.
I call upon government officials at all levels to observe this week with appropriate
activities, and I call upon civic organizations and businesses to make at least one new
effort during this week for a cleaner, safer, healthier environment.
And I urge each American to devote one day during this week to a significant
activity which improves our environment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of
April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundredth.
Gerall R. Ford
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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Jul 24
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