Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 79, No. 194 

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 9184 of October 2, 2014 

National Manufacturing Day, 2014 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

With ingenuity and a determined spirit, hardworking Americans are creating 

products and unlocking new technologies that will shape our Nation and 

grow our economy. In uncertain times, our parents and grandparents built 

a robust manufacturing sector that spurred the world’s largest economy 

and strongest middle class. When our generation faced an economy in free 

fall and an industry on the brink of collapse, we bet on American resilience 

and American workers, and today innovative technologies, new wellsprings 

of manufacturing entrepreneurship, and our country’s increasing competitiveness are fueling a revitalization of American manufacturing. On National 

Manufacturing Day, we celebrate all those who proudly stand behind our 

goods and services made in America, and we renew our commitment to 

winning the race for the jobs of tomorrow. 

America’s manufacturers have created jobs at the fastest pace in decades, 

adding more than 700,000 new jobs since February 2010. Factories are 

reopening their doors and businesses are hiring new workers; companies 

that were shipping jobs overseas are bringing those jobs back to America. 

As we work to rebuild a foundation of growth and prosperity, we have 

an opportunity to capitalize on this momentum and accelerate the resurgence 

of American manufacturing. 

Ensuring that America is at the forefront of 21st century manufacturing 

requires research, investment, and a workforce with high-tech skills. That 

is why my Administration is investing in regional manufacturing hubs, 

which bring together private industry, leading universities, and public agencies to solve technology challenges too significant for any one firm. These 

partnerships will help develop cutting-edge technology and train workers 

in the skills they need for the next generation of American manufacturing. 

Across our country, we are creating magnets that attract good, high-tech 

manufacturing jobs—they have the potential to lift up our communities, 

spark technology that jumpstarts new industries, and fundamentally change 

the way we build things in America. 

My Administration continues to encourage manufacturing production and 

investment because the next revolution in manufacturing should be an American revolution, and our Nation’s promise of opportunity should be within 

the reach of everyone willing to work for it. In response to my call to 

action and as part of the first-ever White House Maker Faire, more than 

90 mayors and local leaders have committed to increase access to manufacturing spaces and equipment in their communities, and to provide the 

chance for more students and adults to become Makers and manufacturing 

entrepreneurs. The Federal Government is leading the way by expanding 

access to more than $5 billion worth of Federal technology. Together, we 

are building an economy that works for all Americans. 

On National Manufacturing Day, more than 1,600 American manufacturers 

will open their doors and take up the important work of inspiring our 

young people to pursue careers in manufacturing and engineering. Today’s 

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chapter of American production and innovation, and harnessing their potential is an economic imperative. 

When our manufacturing base is strong, our entire economy is strong. Today, 

we continue our work to bolster the industry at the heart of our Nation. 

With grit and resolve, we can create new jobs and widen the circle of 

opportunity for more Americans. 

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 3, 2014, 

as National Manufacturing Day. I call upon the people of the United States 

to observe this day with programs and activities that highlight the contributions of American manufacturers, and I encourage all Americans to visit 

a manufacturer in their local community. 

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

of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirtyninth. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24104 

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