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PROCLAMATION 4001-SEPT. 8, 1970
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However, the flag may be displayed at night upon special occasions when it is desired to produce a patriotic effect.
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"Sec. 8. Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag of the United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered, modified, or repealed, or additional rules with respect thereto may be prescribed, by the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, whenever he deems it to be appropriate or desirable; and any such alteration or additional rule shall be set forth in a proclamation."; and WHEREAS the White House is a house that belongs to all the people; and WHEREAS the White House, as the home of the President and his family, symbolizes the love of home and family which has long characterized our people; and WHEREAS it is customary for many of our own citizens and many persons from other countries who visit our Nation's Capital to view the White House at night; and WHEREAS it is thus appropriate that the flag be flown over the White House by night as well as by day: NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim that the flag of the United States of America shall hereafter be displayed at the White House at all times during the day and night, except when the weather is inclement. The rules and customs pertaining to the display of the flag as set forth in the ioint resolution of June 22, 1942, as amended, are hereby modified accordingly. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and seventy, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-fifth.
CT^JU^^^'KSyL^ Proclamation 4001 NATIONAL EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK, 1970 September 8, 1970
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
Isolated from regular contact with society, many of our handicapped citizens lead lives of lonely frustration. Working together, on both public and private levels, we can—and must—insure full lives for them. Together, we can topple the environmental barriers which prevent the handicapped from entering buildings or using public transportation; we can welcome back the returning disabled veterans to a life of hope; and we can bring all of our handicapped fellow citizens into the mainstream of American life. The handicapped will not be the sole beneficiaries of this concerted effort. For the last quarter century our Nation has been enriched by using the substantial talents and energies of the disabled. For this
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