`[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Vol. 89

Tuesday,

No. 232

December 3, 2024

Part III





The President





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Proclamation 10865--Thanksgiving Day, 2024
 
 
                         Presidential Documents 
 
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2024 / 
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 The President

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                Proclamation 10865 of November 27, 2024

                
Thanksgiving Day, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                This Thanksgiving, as families, friends, and loved ones 
                gather in gratitude, may we all celebrate the many 
                blessings of our great Nation.

                Thanksgiving is at the heart of America's spirit of 
                gratitude--of finding light in times of both joy and 
                strife. The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving 
                to honor a successful harvest, made possible by the 
                generosity and kindness of the Wampanoag people. On the 
                way to Valley Forge, as General George Washington and 
                his troops continued the fierce struggle for our 
                Nation's independence, they found a moment for 
                Thanksgiving. And amid the fight to preserve our Union 
                during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln 
                established Thanksgiving as a national holiday, finding 
                gratitude in the courage of the American people who 
                sacrifice so much for our country.

                We are a good Nation because we are a good people. The 
                First Lady and I remain inspired by the everyday 
                Americans who lift this country up and push us forward. 
                Today, so many are among their family and friends, 
                celebrating the love that binds them and creating new 
                traditions that will carry on for generations. To 
                anyone with an empty seat at the dinner table, grieving 
                the loss of a loved one, the First Lady and I hold you 
                in our hearts and prayers.

                America is a Nation of promise and possibilities--and 
                that is because, every day, ordinary Americans are 
                doing extraordinary things. Our service members and 
                veterans have given all, risked all, and dared all to 
                keep our Nation free. Our first responders, 
                firefighters, and police officers risk their lives 
                every day to keep the rest of us safe. I can see the 
                best of America in them and in our workers and union 
                leaders, public servants and teachers, doctors and 
                scientists, and all who give their heart and soul to 
                ensuring people are treated with dignity and respect. 
                And I find hope in our Nation's families, who sacrifice 
                so much to achieve the American Dream and build a 
                future worthy of our highest aspirations.

                This Thanksgiving--the last one I will declare as 
                President--I express my gratitude to the American 
                people. Serving as President has been the honor of a 
                lifetime. America is the greatest country on Earth, and 
                there is so much to be grateful for. May we celebrate 
                all that unites us--because there is nothing beyond our 
                capacity if we do it together.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 Thursday, 
                November 28, 2024, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I 
                encourage the people of the United States of America to 
                join together and give thanks for the friends, 
                neighbors, family members, and communities who have 
                supported each other over the past year in a reflection 
                of goodwill and unity.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of 
                the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                ninth.
                
                
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