Presidential Documents

31967 

Federal Register 

Vol. 72, No. 110 

Friday, June 8, 2007 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 8155 of June 5, 2007 

Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2007 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

The American Flag represents freedom and has been an enduring symbol 

of our Nation’s ideals since the earliest days of our Nation. Wherever it 

flies, we are reminded of America’s unity and in the great cause of liberty 

and justice for all. 

Two hundred and thirty years ago, the Second Continental Congress officially 

made the Stars and Stripes the symbol of America. The Founders declared 

that the 13 stars gracing the original flag represented ‘‘a new constellation,’’ 

just as America embodied new hope and new light for mankind. Today, 

our flag continues to convey the bold spirit of a proud and determined 

Nation. 

Americans have long flown our flag as a sign of patriotism and gratitude 

for the blessings of liberty. We also pledge allegiance to the flag as an 

expression of loyalty to our country and to the belief in the American 

creed of freedom and justice. By displaying and showing respect for the 

flag, we honor the ideals upon which our democracy rests and show appreciation for the freedoms we enjoy today. Flying the flag can also be an expression 

of thanks for the men and women who have served and sacrificed in defense 

of our freedoms—from the early patriots of the Continental Army to the 

courageous Americans in uniform who are defending those freedoms around 

the world today. 

During Flag Day and National Flag Week, we honor Old Glory and reflect 

on the foundations of our freedom. As citizens of this great Nation, we 

are proud of our heritage, grateful for our liberty, and confident in our 

future. 

To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution 

approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 

of each year as ‘‘Flag Day’’ and requested that the President issue an annual 

proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the flag of 

the United States on all Federal Government buildings. The Congress also 

requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 

194), that the President issue annually a proclamation designating the week 

in which June 14 occurs as ‘‘National Flag Week’’ and calling upon all 

citizens of the United States to display the flag during that week. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States 

of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2007, as Flag Day and the week 

beginning June 10, 2007, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate 

officials to display the flag on all Federal Government buildings during 

that week, and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National 

Flag Week by flying the Stars and Stripes from their homes and other 

suitable places. I also call upon the people of the United States to observe 

with pride and all due ceremony those days from Flag Day through Independence Day, also set aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to honor 

America, to celebrate our heritage in public gatherings and activities, and 

to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States 

of America. 


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31968 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 110 / Friday, June 8, 2007 / Presidential Documents 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of 

June, 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. 

[FR Doc. 07–2892 

Filed 6–7–07; 10:12 am] 

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