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123STA T . 3 6 1 9PROCL A M AT I O N8 3 5 3 — MAR. 2 4, 2 0 09 terscanb e reac h e d at 1–80 0– 2 22–1222 .A sch il dren and ad u lts su f fer fr omp oison e x posures , all Americans should ta k e seriousl y this g ra v e health risk. T o encourage Americans to learn more about the dangers of accidental poisonings and to take appropriate preventive measures, the C ongress, by j oint resolution approved S eptember 2 6 ,1 9 61, as amended (75 Stat. 681 ) , has authori z ed and re q uested the P resident to issue a proclama - tion designating the third w eek of M arch each year as ‘ ‘ N ational Poison Prevention W eek. ’ ’ I encourage all Americans to familiarize themselves with this issue and take steps to protect their families. N O W,T HER E F ORE, I, B ARAC K OBAMA, President of the U nited States of America, do hereby proclaim March 15 through March 21, 2009, as National Poison Prevention Week. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of March, in the year of our L ord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third. BARACK OBAMA Proclam a ti o n835 3o fM arc h24, 2 0 0 9Gre e kInd e p enden c e Day:AN a tio na l Day o fC ele b ration of Greek and A m erican Democracy ,20 0 9BythePr e sid e n t of the U nited S t a tes of Am eri c a A Proc l amation The American people join Hellenes today in commemorating the 188th anniversary of G reece’s independence. As we celebrate the establish- ment of the Hellenic Republic, we honor the historic contributions of Greeks and Greek-Americans. Americans celebrated the cause of Greek independence during the new nation’s earliest years. In 182 4 , summarizing support for the Greek struggle among the American people, then-Representative Henry Clay declared, ‘‘That it is felt with the deepest intensity, expressed in al- most every possible form, and that it increases with every new day and passing hour.’’ His words are echoed today as Americans celebrate the anniversary of this struggle for independence. The relationship between Greece and the United States owes much to the vision of democracy and liberty forged in Greece. In constructing a modern democratic framework, our Nation’s founders drew upon the immutable principles of the ancient Greeks. All who cherish the ideal of democratic governance are beneficiaries of the Greek legacy. From the literary classics taught in our children’s classrooms to the gleaming monuments of our Nation’s capital, Greek cultural traditions have also found a home in the United States. In classrooms across the country, many of our students still immerse themselves in the epics of Homer, the dramas of Sophocles, and the philosophical innovations of Plato and Aristotle. Among the Greek-influenced structures in Wash-