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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Collection: Correspondence, White House Office of:
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Folder Title: Education Day U.S.A.
Box: Box 83 (1988)
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THE OF STATES OF THE VINITED
Education Day, U.S.A., 1988
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Education that emphasizes the ethical values and principles upon which
America was founded, and upon which all civilization rests, remains as vital
to our country today as ever in our past. History, reason, experience, and the
desires of the human heart teach us that individuals and nations alike need, in
addition to technical knowledge and skills, all the wisdom, guidance, and
inspiration that ethical values provide. We ourselves possess these treasures
only because our ancestors cherished and preserved them through the ages;
we are duty-bound to pass them along to our children, who need them and
seek them just as much as we and members of every generation have needed
them and sought them.
These truths are known and practiced now by more and more citizens and
educators. One group that exemplifies this is Hasidic Judaism's worldwide
Lubavitch movement, led by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. It is fitting
that we salute his lasting achievements in education, as well as those of his
late wife, the Rebbetzin Chaya Moussia Schneerson; of their many colleagues;
and of everyone who fosters education that incorporates our prized heritage of
ethical values.
In recognition of Rabbi Schneerson's dedication to our educational system,
and in celebration of his 86th birthday, the Congress, by House Joint Resolu-
tion 470, has designated March 29, 1988, as "Education Day, U.S.A." and
authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance
of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim March 29, 1988, as Education Day, U.S.A., and
call upon the people of the United States, and in particular our teachers and
other educational leaders, to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day
of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twelfth.
Ronald Reagan