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PROCLAMATION 4196-MAR. 13, 1973

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initiative and ability to the mighty potentials of the free enterprise system. As long as America remains true to her heritage, the small businessman will continue as a mainstay of our economy and our society. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning May 13, 1973, as Small Business Week. I ask all Americans to share with me during this week a deep pride in the many accomplishments of our Nation's small businessmen and women, and in the invaluable contribution they have made to our free way of life. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-seventh. .

^^2_XY-^C^ PROCLAMATION 4196

National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 1973 March 13, 1973

^y ^/j^ President of the United States of America

A Proclamation Transportation has always been a central factor in the growth of our country. Our ability to meet economic needs, overcome geographic barriers, and respond rapidly to emergencies—foreign or domestic—rests largely on a modern and efficient transportation system. ., From our earliest days, the Federal government has worked in partnership with the private sector to achieve better transportation systems. That partnership continues today—but the challenges it faces are changing. The need today is for initiatives which can help us to reconcile our transportation needs with our energy resources, to encourage mobility without impairing safety and security, to upgrade our transportation capabilities without damaging the environment.

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Because of the great importance of transportation to our daily lives and in tribute to the men and women who move goods and people throughout America, the Congress by a joint resolution approved May 16, 1957, requested the President to proclaim annually the third

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