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 118 STAT. 4098 PROCLAMATION 7751—JAN. 15, 2004 Sec. 8. This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in eq- uity by any party, against the United States, its departments, agencies, or other entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the Inde- pendence of the United States of America the two hundred and twen- ty-eighth. GEORGE W. BUSH Proclamation 7751 of January 15, 2004 Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2004 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, our Nation honors an American who dedicated his life to the fundamental principles of free- dom, opportunity, and equal justice for all. Today, all Americans ben- efit from Dr. King’s work and his legacy of courage, dignity, and moral clarity. Forty years ago this past August, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King spoke passionately of his dream for America. He dreamed of an America where all citizens would be judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin. He dreamed of an America where all would enjoy the riches of freedom and the security of justice. He dreamed of an America where the doors of opportunity would be open to all of God’s children. Dr. King’s leadership moved Americans to examine our hearts—to re- ject what he called the ‘‘tranquilizing drug of gradualism’’; on the path to racial justice—and to live up to the ideals of our Constitution and Declaration of Independence. America has come far in realizing Dr. King’s dream, but there is still work to be done. In remembering Dr. King’s vision and life of service, we renew our commitment to guaran- teeing the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi- ness for 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 Con- stitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Monday, January 19, 2004, as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday. I en- courage all Americans to observe this day with appropriate activities and programs that honor the memory and legacy of Dr. King. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth. GEORGE W. BUSH VerDate 11-MAY-2000 15:04 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 8087 Sfmt 8087 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.004 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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