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The original documents are located in Box 35, folder "National Family Week" of the
William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 35 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE UNITED
OF
SEAL
National Family Week, 1976
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The success of our American experiment in self-government depends upon the
unique character of the American spirit-a spirit that is nurtured, taught by example,
and lived by experience within the vital framework of the American family.
It is in our families that we learn, develop and practice those attitudes and con-
cepts of right and wrong, of fairness, of charity, and love of country. Neither schools
nor the institutions of government can ever replace the American family in the devel-
opment of responsible and caring individuals.
Since we believe that every child has the right to grow up in a secure, loving
family and that this experience lays the foundation for a happy, productive adulthood,
we commend the growing numbers of Americans who are building families through
adoption. By this means, thousands of children of all ages, backgrounds and with
various special needs have been able to reap the benefits of permanent family
membership.
It is within that family circle that each child learns the most important of life's
lessons: from parents, love and respect; from grandparents and other elder relatives,
wisdom and tolerance. These family experiences nurture our sense of community with
others.
In deprivation and abundance, in turmoil and tranquility, Americans have
reached out for their destiny from the constant sanctuary of family life.
In recognition of this fundamental role of the family in the development and
continued vitality of our Nation, the Congress has requested that the week of Thanks-
giving in 1976 be designated as National Family Week (Public Law 94-270, 90 Stat.
372).
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States
of America, do hereby designate the week beginning on November 21, 1976, as Na-
tional Family Week. I invite the Governors of the several States and the chief officials
of local governments to observe National Family Week with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.
I urge all Americans to observe this week by sharing with their families and friends
an expression of the bonds between them and a common acknowledgement that
through the extended relationships of the family, we will improve the quality of our
lives and increase our Nation's store of peace, progress, happiness, and individual
liberty.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of
October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Independ-
ence of the United States of America the two hundred and first.
Gerall R. Ford
THE UNITED
OF
STATE
National Family Week, 1976
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The success of our American experiment in self-government depends upon the
unique character of the American spirit-a spirit that is nurtured, taught by example,
and lived by experience within the vital framework of the American family.
It is in our families that we learn, develop and practice those attitudes and con-
cepts of right and wrong, of fairness, of charity, and love of country. Neither schools
nor the institutions of government can ever replace the American family in the devel-
opment of responsible and caring individuals.
Since we believe that every child has the right to grow up in a secure, loving
family and that this experience lays the foundation for a happy, productive adulthood,
we commend the growing numbers of Americans who are building families through
adoption. By this means, thousands of children of all ages, backgrounds and with
various special needs have been able to reap the benefits of permanent family
membership.
It is within that family circle that each child learns the most important of life's
lessons: from parents, love and respect; from grandparents and other elder relatives,
wisdom and tolerance. These family experiences nurture our sense of community with
others.
In deprivation and abundance, in turmoil and tranquility, Americans have
reached out for their destiny from the constant sanctuary of family life.
In recognition of this fundamental role of the family in the development and
continued vitality of our Nation, the Congress has requested that the week of Thanks-
giving in 1976 be designated as National Family Week (Public Law 94-270, 90 Stat.
372).
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States
of America, do hereby designate the week beginning on November 21, 1976, as Na-
tional Family Week. I invite the Governors of the several States and the chief officials
of local governments to observe National Family Week with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.
I urge all Americans to observe this week by sharing with their families and friends
an expression of the bonds between them and a common acknowledgement that
through the extended relationships of the family, we will improve the quality of our
lives and increase our Nation's store of peace, progress, happiness, and individual
liberty.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of
October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Independ-
ence of the United States of America the two hundred and first.
Gerall R. Ford