National Arts and Humanities Month, 2013, 61803-61804 [2013-24381]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 61803-61804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24381]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 193 / Friday, October 4, 2013 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9027 of September 30, 2013

                
National Arts and Humanities Month, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Throughout our history, America has advanced not only 
                because of our people's will or our leaders' vision, 
                but also because of paintings and poems, stories and 
                songs, dramas and dances. These works open our minds 
                and nourish our souls, helping us understand what it 
                means to be human and what it means to be American. 
                During National Arts and Humanities Month, we celebrate 
                the rich heritage of arts and humanities that has long 
                been at the core of our country's story.

                Our history is a testament to the boundless capacity of 
                the arts and humanities to shape our views of 
                democracy, freedom, and tolerance. Each of us knows 
                what it is like to have our beliefs changed by a 
                writer's perspective, our understanding deepened by a 
                historian's insight, or our waning spirit lifted by a 
                singer's voice. These are some of the most striking and 
                memorable moments in our lives, and they reflect 
                lasting truths--that the arts and humanities speak to 
                everyone and that in the great arsenal of progress, the 
                human imagination is our most powerful tool.

                Ensuring our children and our grandchildren can share 
                these same experiences and hone their own talents is 
                essential to our Nation's future. Somewhere in America, 
                the next great author is wrestling with a sentence in 
                her first short story, and the next great artist is 
                doodling in the pages of his notebook. We need these 
                young people to succeed as much as we need our next 
                generation of engineers and scientists to succeed. And 
                that is why my Administration remains dedicated to 
                strengthening initiatives that not only provide young 
                people with the nurturing that will help their talents 
                grow, but also the skills to think critically and 
                creatively throughout their lives.

                This month, we pay tribute to the indelible ways the 
                arts and humanities have shaped our Union. Let us 
                encourage future generations to carry this tradition 
                forward. And as we do so, let us celebrate the power of 
                artistic expression to bridge our differences and 
                reveal our common heritage.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim October 2013 as 
                National Arts and Humanities Month. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to join together in 
                observing this month with appropriate ceremonies, 
                activities, and programs to celebrate the arts and the 
                humanities in America.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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