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 PROCLAMATION 5936—JAN. 20, 1989 103 STAT. 2989 And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides;... Indeed, much was taken when we lost Challenger's brave crew. Yet much abides, because the American people will forever remember them and salute the devotion to excellence that characterized them and con- tinues to characterize the members of the U.S. space program. That spirit has manifested itself again and again as we have journeyed to the moon and probed planets, our solar system, and beyond. It thrives today as we seek a permanent base in space and further manned ex- ploration. The Challenger crew made the supreme sacrifice on their quest to extend man's horizons. As we resolve to go forward in space, let us always take with us the spirit of vision, skill, and excellence. That spirit was evident on September 29, 1988, when the Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from the launch pad. There coiild be no more fitting testimony to the Challenger crew and the excellence they personified than this mission, which returned our Nation to manned space flight. May our boundless dreams continue to inspire us in the pursuit of ex- cellence—in space and in every endeavor. The Congress, by Public Law 100-681, has designated January 28, 1989, as "National Day of Excellence" and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN. President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim January 28, 1989, as National Day of Excellence. I call upon the people of the United States to ob- serve that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty- nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN Proclamation 5936 of January 20, 1989 National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On this Bicentennial of the Presidency of the United States of America, it is fitting to recall our first President, George Washington, who be- lieved in our country's divine destiny. He said, "No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs of men, more than the people of the United States." As we celebrate this American Bicentermial Presidential Inaugural, we celebrate America's brotherhood—our common ideals, our common kinship, our national imity. We celebrate America as "one nation under God."

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