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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Collection: Correspondence, White House Office of:
Records, 1981-1989
Folder Title: Year of the Flag
Box: 80 (1986)
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Last Updated: 05/03/2023
THE OF the UNITED
10
SEAL
Year of the Flag
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
There is no greater, more beautiful, and instantly recognizable symbol of our
Nation and its ideals, traditions, and values than the flag of the United States.
The thirteen stripes of red and white remind us of the courage and steadfast-
ness of those who pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to
found this great experiment in republican government. The white stars on a
field of blue stand for the 13 original colonies that formed the nucleus of the
new Nation and the 37 states that have become part of our Nation since then.
Those many stars recall the saga of our growth as we spanned a continent.
The colors of our flag signify the qualities of the human spirit we Americans
cherish: red for courage and readiness to sacrifice; white for pure intentions
and high ideals; and blue for vigilance and justice. In recent years, citizen
awareness, interest, and appreciation of the flag and its relationship to our
American heritage have increased. More American families and businesses
are buying and displaying the flag.
Nineteen eighty-six marks the 200th anniversary of the first call for a Federal
constitutional convention and the year of rededication of the Statue of Liberty,
another mighty symbol of what America means. Let it also be the year we as a
people commemorate our flag as the proud banner that the winds of freedom
lovingly caress, for which generations of patriots have fought and died-the
sign and symbol of a people ruled by a constitution that protects all and
enshrines our hopes and our history.
The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 424, has designated 1986 as the
"Year of the Flag" and authorized and requested the President to issue a
proclamation in observance of this event.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim 1986 the Year of the Flag. To heighten citizen
awareness of our flag, I urge all Americans to renew their appreciation of the
flag and its relationship to our heritage, through appropriate celebrations
honoring the flag.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of
May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and tenth.
Ronald Reagan