[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 16, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 1907-1908]
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[FR Doc No: 07-160]



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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 8099--Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2007



Proclamation 8100--Religious Freedom Day, 2007


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The President

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                Proclamation 8099 of January 11, 2007

                
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2007

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 
                Americans honor the memory of a man who stirred the 
                conscience of a Nation. We also recommit ourselves to 
                the dream to which Dr. King devoted his life--an 
                America where the dignity of every person is respected; 
                where people are judged not by the color of their skin, 
                but by the content of their character; and where the 
                hope of a better tomorrow is in every neighborhood.

                When Martin Luther King, Jr., came to our Nation's 
                Capital in the summer of 1963, he came to inspire 
                America and to call on our citizens to live up to the 
                principles of our founding. His dream spread a message 
                of hope, justice, and brotherhood that took hold in the 
                hearts of men and women across our great land, and it 
                continues to speak to millions here at home and around 
                the world.

                We honor Martin Luther King, Jr., and remember his 
                strength of character and his leadership. We also 
                remember the work that still remains. America has come 
                a long way since Dr. King's time, yet our journey to 
                justice is not complete. There is still a need for all 
                Americans to hear the power and hope of Dr. King's 
                enduring words so that we can hasten the day when his 
                dream is made real. Last year, I was proud to sign the 
                ``Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King 
                Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 
                2006.'' This Act renewed the 1965 bill that reaffirmed 
                our belief that all men are created equal, broke the 
                segregationist lock on the ballot box, and helped bring 
                an excluded community into the center of American 
                democracy. Our Nation will continue to build on the 
                legal equality championed by Dr. King and all the 
                heroes of the civil rights movement, and we will 
                continue our work to protect the promise of our 
                Declaration and guarantee the rights of every citizen.

                As we observe Dr. King's birthday, let us honor his 
                legacy and go forward with confidence as a Nation 
                united, committed to destroying discrimination, and 
                dedicated to extending the full blessings of liberty 
                and opportunity to all Americans.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim Monday, January 15, 2007, as 
                the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday. I 
                encourage all Americans to observe this special day 
                with appropriate civic, community, and service programs 
                and activities in honor of Dr. King's life and legacy.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eleventh day of January, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-first. 
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