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PROCLAMATION 3917-JUNE 7, 1969

[83 STAT.

Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings during that week. I also request the people of the United States to observe Flag Day, June 14, and Fla^ Week by flying the Stars and Stripes at their homes and other suitable places. I urge the press, radio, television, and other information media to join in this observance and to promote continuing awareness of our flag and a rededication to the principles which it symbolizes. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred sixty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-third.

(^/ZjUf^TC:^ Proclamation 3917 PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY WEEK IN AMERICA June 7, 1969

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Ante, p. 33.

Photography is one of the most versatile tools in the service of mankind. I n addition to photography's traditional role of memorializing the lives, the work, and the culture of our people, it plays an important part in education, industry, commerce, and the sciences. More than 150,000 men and women are engaged in this profession, contributing over a billion dollars to our economy. But photography is more than a pleasurable hobby or a commercial medium; it is a universal language which demonstrates that people throughout the world share many of the same problems and the same aspirations. As a means of communication, it makes a substantial contribution to world understanding and progress. As a tribute to the importance of professional photography in American life, the Congress, by Senate Joint Kesolution 77, has requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the period beginning June 8, 1969, and ending June 14, 1969, as Professional Photography Week in America. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of June 8 through June 14, 1969, as Professional Photography Week in America; and I call upon the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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