Proclamation 3186—Flag Day, 1957

Whereas June 14, 1957, marks the one hundred and eightieth anniversary of the adoption by the Continental Congress of the flag of the United States of America; and

Whereas this banner has become the symbol of our freedom and unity as a Nation, our way of life as a people, and the principles which have guided us throughout our history; and

Whereas we have adopted the custom of observing June 14 each year with ceremonies designed to commemorate the birth of our flag and to demonstrate our gratitude for the blessings we enjoy as American citizens; and

Whereas the Congress, by a joint resolution approved August 3, 1949 (63 Stat. 492), has designated June 14 of each year as Flag Day and has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation caning for its observance:

Now, Therefore, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the appropriate officials of the Federal Government, and State and local officials, to arrange for the display of the flag or our Republic on all public buildings on Flag Day, June 14, 1957; and I urge the people to display our colors at their homes or other suitable places on that day, and to recall whenever they see the flag the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship symbolized by the Stars and Stripes.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this 31st day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-first.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

By the President:

CHRISTIAN A. HERTER,

Acting Secretary of State