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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Collection: Correspondence, White House Office of:
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Folder Title: National Sir Winston Churchill Week
Box: 85 (1988)
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THE The
OF
SEAL
SEALTS
National Sir Winston Churchill
Recognition Week, 1988
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Soldier, author, orator, and statesman, Sir Winston Churchill was one of the towering figures
of our century. A man of powerful intellect and deep personal courage, his fierce dedication to
freedom changed the course of modern history and left his countrymen, and people every-
where, with an immortal example of the invincibility of the human spirit.
Sir Winston's unflagging pursuit of his vision of a world freed from the threat of tyranny
rallied his countrymen to their "finest hour." In the darkest days of World War II, his eloquent
speeches and his tenacious character spurred the citizens and fighting men on both sides of
the Atlantic to continue their struggle until victory was finally won.
The qualities that stood England in good stead during the War had been formed many years
earlier, during Churchill's military service in Cuba, India, Egypt, and South Africa, where he
wrote the brilliant dispatches and accounts that first brought him to the attention of the
domestic populace. These writings, plus additional biographical and autobiographical works,
were the precursors of his celebrated multi-volume history of World War II and the four-
volume A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. Both his actions and his writings bear
witness to the seriousness with which he took Santayana's observation that those who cannot
remember the past are condemned to repeat it. For his achievements in the world of letters, he
was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1953.
The close ties that Churchill forever championed between the people of the United States and
Great Britain are evident in the details of his personal biography. He was the son of Randolph
Churchill, a British citizen, and Jennie Churchill, an American. In his correspondence and
books, in his speeches and his travels, he was a consistent and forceful advocate of
transatlantic cooperation and unity. He saw our nations as joined by historic destiny in the
struggle to prevent the drawing down of the curtain of tyranny over all mankind. On April 9,
1963, 2 years before his death, the United States recognized the extraordinary contributions of
Sir Winston Churchill and granted him honorary American citizenship. It is wholly fitting that
our Nation pause again to honor a great friend of liberty for whom no final word of praise and
thanks may ever be written.
In honor of Sir Winston Churchill, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 340, has
designated November 27 through December 3, 1988, as "National Sir Winston Churchill
Recognition Week" and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in
observance of that week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do
hereby proclaim November 27 through December 3, 1988, as National Sir Winston Churchill
Recognition Week and call upon the people of the United States to observe this week with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of November, 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 thirteenth.
Ronald Reagon