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Presidential Correspondence, White House Office of Presidential Proclamations

Blue Line Proclamations

Date Ranges: 2001-2009 Extent and Forms of Material: 5 linear feet, 3 linear inches

Abstract: Official copies of proclamations, denoted by a blue border, presidential seal, and facsimile signature, signed by President George W. Bush.

Repository: George W. Bush Presidential Library, National Archives and Records Administration, Dallas, TX gwbush.library@ (214) 346-1557

Access: Access to Bush Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 22) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552 as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or part in accordance with legal exemptions.

Copyright: Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Custodial History: Official records of George W. Bush's presidency are housed at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Processing note: Processed by Library archivists, 2012.

Preferred Citation: Type of document; names of sender and recipient, or title of document; date; folder title or White House Office of Records Management Subject Code and case number; box number; Collection Title and series/subseries, George W. Bush Presidential Library.

Administrative History: Presidential proclamations have been used over the past two hundred years for a variety of purposes. Because a proclamation, like an executive order, carries the force of law, they have been used to establish policy on a variety of national issues. The intended audience of a proclamation is the general public, as its function--to "proclaim" a decision by the chief executive--suggests.

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Proclamations were one of the primary means through which the President could communicate national policy prior to the rise of radio, television, and the Internet. Highly significant decisions were conveyed via proclamation; examples include George Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality in 1793 regarding war in Europe, James Monroe's 1815 proclamation announcing the peace treaty with Great Britain which ended the War of 1812, Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, and Gerald Ford's 1974 proclamation granting former President Richard Nixon a pardon in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

Proclamations have also assumed more of a ceremonial role; they are used to pay tribute to a person or group, highlight a problem or a cause of interest to the President, or commemorate a holiday. Certain proclamations are issued annually according to law: Mother's Day, Captive Nations Week, and Memorial Day, among others. Others are issued annually by custom: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Thanksgiving Day; and German-American Day. Occasionally, they are still used as policymaking instruments, such as President George W. Bush's 2007 proclamation regarding a free trade agreement with the Dominican Republic.

Scope and Content Note: This series consists of the official proclamations, denoted by a blue border, released by President George W. Bush. The Library kept three samples of each if possible, and the series includes copies of the vast majority of the Bush administration proclamations.

System of Arrangement: The proclamations are arranged in chronological order by date of issuance.

Container List: Box 1

Blue Line Proclamations 1 National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, 01/21/2001 2 American Heart Month, February 2001 3 National African American History Month, February 2001 4 National Burn Awareness Week, 02/04/2001-02/10/2001 5 National Consumer Protection Week, 02/05/2001-02/10/2001 6 American Red Cross Month, March 2001 7 Irish-American Heritage Month, March 2001 8 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, March 2001 9 Fortieth Anniversary of the Peace Corps, 03/01/2001 10 Save Your Vision Week, 03/04/2001-03/10/2001 11 National Girl Scout Week, 03/11/2001-03/17/2001 12 National Poison Prevention Week, 03/18/2001-03/24/2001 13 Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American

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Democracy, 03/25/2001 14 Cancer Control Month, April 2001 15 National Child Abuse Prevention Month, April 2001 16 Education and Sharing Day, 04/04/2001 17 National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 04/09/2001 18 National D.A.R.E. Day, 04/12/2001 19 Thomas Jefferson Day, 04/13/2001 20 Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 04/14/2001; 04/08/2001-04/14/2001 21 National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, 04/15/2001-04/21/2001 22 Jewish Heritage Week, 04/22/2001-04/29/2001 23 National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 04/22/2001-04/28/2001 24 National Volunteers Week, 04/22/2001-04/28/2001 25 National Park Week, 04/23/2001-04/29/2001 26 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, May 2001 27 Older Americans Month, May 2001 28 Law Day, U.S.A., 05/01/2001 29 Loyalty Day, 05/01/2001 30 Small Business Week, 05/06/2001-05/12/2001 31 National Biotechnology Week, 05/13/2001-05/19/2001 32 Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 05/15/2001; 05/13/2001-05/19/2001 33 National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week,

05/18/2001; 05/13/2001-05/19/2001 34 National Salvation Army Week, 05/14/2001-05/20/2001 35 National Safe Boating Week, 05/19/2001-05/25/2001 36 National Hurricane Awareness Week, 05/20/2001-05/26/2001 37 World Trade Week, 05/20/2001-05/26/2001 38 National Maritime Day, 05/22/2001 39 Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 05/28/2001 40 Black Music Month, June 2001 41 National Child's Day, 06/01/2001 42 Great Outdoors Week, 06/10/2001-06/16/2001 43 Flag Day and National Flag Week, 06/14/2001; 06/10/2001-06/16/2001 44 Father's Day, 06/17/2001

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45 Captive Nations Week, 07/15/2001-07/21/2001 46 Parents' Day, 07/22/2001 47 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 07/27/2001 48 Women's Equality Day, 08/26/2001 49 National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, September 2001 50 Amending Proclamation 7461, Display of the Flag at Half-Staff as a Mark of

Respect for the Victims of the Incidents on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, 09/22/2001 51 National Hispanic Heritage Month, 09/15/2001-10/15/2001 52 National Farm and Ranch Health and Safety Week, 09/16/2001-09/22/2001 53 Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 09/17/2001; 09/17/2001-09/23/2001 54 National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 09/21/2001 55 Minority Enterprise Development Week, 09/23/2001-09/29/2001 56 Family Week, 09/24/2001 57 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities 58 National Public Lands Day, 09/29/2001 59 Gold Star Mother's Day, 09/30/2001 60 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October 2001 61 National Disability Employment Awareness Month, October 2001 62 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October 2001 63 Child Health Day, 10/01/2001 Box 2 Blue Line Proclamations 1 Death of Michael J. Mansfield, 10/05/2001 2 German-American Day, 10/06/2001 3 Fire Prevention Week, 10/07/2001-10/13/2001 4 Columbus Day, 10/08/2001 5 Leif Erikson Day, 10/09/2001 6 General Pulaski Memorial Day, 10/11/2001 7 National Character Counts Week, 10/21/2001-10/27/2001 8 National Forest Products Week, 10/21/2001-10/27/2001 9 National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America, 10/23/2001-10/31/2001 10 United Nations Day, 10/24/2001

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11 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Month, November 2001 12 National Adoption Month, November 2001 13 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction and Recovery Month, November 2001 14 National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, November 2001 15 National American Indian Heritage Month, November 2001 16 National Diabetes Month, November 2001 17 National Family Caregivers Month, November 2001 18 National Hospice Month, November 2001 19 National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, November 2001 20 World Freedom Day, 11/09/2001 21 Veterans Day, 11/11/2001 22 National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 11/11/2001-11/17/2001 23 America Recycles Day, 11/15/2001 24 National Farm-City Week, 11/16/2001-11/22/2001 25 National Family Week, 11/18/2001-11/24/2001 26 Thanksgiving Day, 11/20/2001 27 To Modify the Tariff Quota Applicable to Imports of Steel Wire Rod, 11/23/2001 28 National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, December 2001 29 World AIDS Day, 12/01/2001 30 National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 12/07/2001 31 Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 12/10/2001;

12/15/2001; 12/09/2001-12/15/2001 32 Wright Brothers Day, 12/17/2001 33 National Mentoring Month, January 2002 34 Religious Freedom Day, 01/16/2002 35 National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 01/20/2002 36 Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday [Version 1] 37 Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday [Version 2] 38 American Heart Month, February 2002 39 National African American History Month, February 2002 40 National Consumer Protection Week, 02/03/2002-02/09/2002 41 American Red Cross Month, March 2002 42 Irish-American History Month, March 2002

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