NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Every September, America renews our commitment to curing childhood cancer and offers our support to the…
Archive: August 29, 2013
NATIONAL CHILDHOOD OBESITY AWARENESS MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In the United States, obesity affects millions of children and teenagers, raising their risk of developing…
NATIONAL ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Each day, millions of Americans take courageous steps toward recovery from alcohol and…
NATIONAL WILDERNESS MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In September 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law, recognizing places “where the earth…
NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Among American men, prostate cancer is both the second most commonly diagnosed…
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Time and again, America faces crises that test our readiness and challenge our resolve…
NATIONAL OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Each September, America calls attention to a deadly disease that affects thousands…
LABOR DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On September 5, 1882, in what is thought to be the first Labor Day event, thousands of working Americans…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:15 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see all of you. A couple of announcements at the top before we get started. The first is, today the administration announced two…
Today, the Obama administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the most dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands and ban almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities. These executive actions build on the 23…
