PROCLAMATION 4761—MAY 19, 1980
94 STAT. 3759
grasslands, wildlife refuges, even the famous Gateway Arch in St. Louis. State park systems have similar treasures. Oregon's coast is dotted with State-run beaches that offer agate-hunting and surf-fishing, while New York's Adirondack Park—three times the size of Yellowstone and the country's largest State park—boasts more than 9000 square miles of wilderness within a day's drive of 55 million Americans. The preservation of wilderness is one goal of the country's park systems. Accessibility is another. Parks and recreation areas all over the country, offer a variety of programs, experiences and opportunities to all Americans, including the disabled, the disadvantaged, the elderly and the very young. It is important that everyone be able to enjoy our landscape and history and to engage in healthy leisure activities—whether it's boating or fishing, walking or climbing. But to work well, to work for all of us and all our needs, the park systems need our help—our suggestions, our thoughts, our cooperation—especially in this time of energy conservation. These are contributions we can all make, this week and every week. NOW, THEREFORE. I, JIMMY CARTER, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 1-7, 1980, as National Recreation and Parks Week. I call on all Americans to observe this occasion by giving serious thought to the ways they can better use and preserve the parks of this country. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fourth. JIMMY CARTER
Proclamation 4761 of May 19, 1980
Captive Nations Week, 1980 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Twenty-one years ago, by a joint resolution approved July 17, 1959 (73 Stat. 212), the Eighty-Sixth Congress authorized and requested the President to proclaim the third week in July as Captive Nations Week. Throughout our history we Americans have held the deep conviction that liberty and independence are among mankind's inalienable rights. Our ideal has remained that of our founding fathers: governments derive their legitimacy from the consent of the peoples they govern. Soviet aggression against Afghanistan is the latest stark reminder that this ideal is not universally respected. Mindful of our heritage and our principles, let us take this week to salute the men and women everywhere who are devoted to the cause of liberty and the pursuit of human rights in their native lands. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIMMY CARTER, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning on July 13, 1980, as Captive Nations Week.
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