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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, January 20, 1997 Volume 33ÐNumber 3 Pages 41±55 1 VerDate 05-AUG-97 14:10 Aug 15, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\TEMP\P03JA4.000 pfrm07 Contents Addresses and Remarks Letters and Messages Congressional Medal of Honor, presentation Ramadan, messageÐ41 to African-American heroes of World War Proclamations IIÐ42 Israeli-Palestinian agreement on HebronÐ48 Religious Freedom DayÐ51 Mexico's repayment of loansÐ48 Statements by the President Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentations Secretary of Defense PerryÐ45 Bombing of a women's health clinic in Senator Bob DoleÐ51 Atlanta, GAÐ50 Radio addressÐ41 Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1997 appropriationsÐ47 Communications to Congress National economyÐ47 Northern Ireland peace processÐ45 Intelligence community budget, letter transmitting reportÐ45 Supplementary Materials Acts approved by the PresidentÐ55 Interviews With the News Media Checklist of White House press releasesÐ54 Exchanges with reporters Digest of other White House Briefing RoomÐ48 announcementsÐ53 Roosevelt RoomÐ48 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ54 WEEKLY COMPILATION OF regulations prescribed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, approved by the President (37 FR 23607; 1 CFR Part 10). PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS Distribution is made only by the Superintendent of Docu- ments, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Published every Monday by the Office of the Federal Reg- The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents will be ister, National Archives and Records Administration, Washing- furnished by mail to domestic subscribers for $80.00 per year ton, DC 20408, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Docu- ($137.00 for mailing first class) and to foreign subscribers for ments contains statements, messages, and other Presidential $93.75 per year, payable to the Superintendent of Documents, materials released by the White House during the preceding Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. -
Swamp Angel Ii
NEWSNEWS SWAMP ANGEL II VOL 28, NO. 3 BUCKS COUNTY CIVIL WAR MUSEUM AND ROUND TABLE JUL/SEPT2019 NEWS AND NOTES Message from the President CALENDER There has been a lot going on at the BCCWRT the last few Jul 2, 2019 - Paul Kahan, "Amiable Scoundrel: Simon months. Right off the bat we were again well represented at Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War" the Memorial Day Parade this year! Thanks to all those who Aug 6, 2019 - Jim Malcolm, "A Very Disagreeable War, represented the Museum and Roundtable. In addition, we The Civil War Journal of Private Heyward Glover Em- also had great attendance at our monthly meetings at the mell" ) Borough Hall and have received great feedback on the Sept 10, 2019 - Peter C Luebke, “To Perpetuate the Fruits speakers. There was a diversity of subjects this last quarter of This Victory": Union Regimental Histories and the Sol- and ALL were excellent. Thanks to Jerry for arranging the dier as Historia (Please note that this is not the usual 1st Tuesday meeting date) speaker program! If you missed these great presentations the next one in July is sure to be just as good as we discuss Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at Doylestown Borough Hall, 57 W. Court Street unless otherwise noted. For more information on specific dates, visit that “Amiable Scoundrel” (as Mr. Kahan refers to him) of a our site at www.civilwarmuseumdoylestown.org Secretary of War to Lincoln. Can’t Wait! ♦ Congratulations to last quarter’s raffle winners: It is also membership renewal time! So please send Lorna Neddenriep, Ron DeWitt, Susan Damon, in your renewals and if you can donate any additional funds Michelle Nonemaker, Ray Miller, Dick Neddenriep, they would be greatly appreciated and will help us continue Orland Bergere and Charles Dunleavy and even expand our activities. -
Sharing Their Stories
OUR VETERANS: SHARING THEIR STORIES A Newspaper in Education Supplement to ES I R O Who are Veterans? R ST R They are men and women who, for many time went on, “veteran” was used to describe I reasons, donned the uniform of our country to any former member of the armed forces or a stand between freedom and tyranny; to take up person who had served in the military. NG THE NG I the sword of justice in defense of the liberties In the mid-19th century, this term was we hold dear; to preserve peace and to calm often shortened to the simple phrase “vets.” The HAR S the winds of war. term came to be used as a way to categorize : : Your mothers and fathers, your and honor those who had served and sacrificed grandparents, your aunts and uncles, your through their roles in the military. neighbors, the shop owners in your community, ETERANS your teachers, your favorite athlete, a Hollywood History of Veterans Day V R star, and your political leaders... each one could World War I, also known as the “Great OU be a veteran. War,” was officially concluded on the 11th But as much as they may differ by gender, hour of the 11th Day of November, at 11 A.M. race, age, national origin, or profession, they in 1918. On November 11th of the following share a common love for our great nation; a year, President Woodrow Wilson declared that love great enough to put their very lives on the day as “Armistice Day” in honor of the peace. -
Senate the Senate Met at 9:30 A.M
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 152 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2006 No. 134 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was Eternal Lord God, our stronghold in Thank You for their investment in called to order by the President pro times of trouble, bless today our Sen- freedom and their sacrifices for our lib- tempore (Mr. STEVENS). ators. Lord, 65 years ago, America ex- erties. Comfort those who mourn and PRAYER perienced a day of infamy. As we re- those who bear the scars of battle. Be a member Pearl Harbor, our hearts turn companion to those who must stare at The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- fered the following prayer: toward the men and women of our an empty chair during this holiday sea- Let us pray. Armed Forces and their families. son. Defend those in harm’s way with N O T I C E The Government Printing Office will publish corrections to the Congressional Record as a pilot program that has been authorized by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Corrections to the online Congressional Record will appear on the page on which the error occurred. The corrections will also be printed after the History of Bills and Resolutions sec- tion of the Congressional Record Index for print-only viewers of the Congressional Record. By order of the Joint Committee on Printing. TRENT LOTT, Chairman. N O T I C E If the 109th Congress, 2d Session, adjourns sine die on or before December 15, 2006, a final issue of the Congres- sional Record for the 109th Congress, 2d Session, will be published on Wednesday, December 27, 2006, in order to permit Members to revise and extend their remarks. -
1 Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization
1 Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization. "A. Philip Randolph Challenges President Franklin Roosevelt." Audio. Library of Congress. 1941. Accessed April 10, 2020. https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/multimedia/randolph-challenges-fdr.html. This audio clip was used in the Civil Rights Movement page. Philip Randolph talks about how Roosevelt originally denied his request for more rights but after threatening to create a huge scene, Roosevelt decided to create Executive Order 8802. Bector, Julius Wesley, Jr. "Interview with Julius Wesley Becton, Jr." Audio file. Veterans History Project. October 11, 2009. Accessed February 6, 2020. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.75519/afc2001001_0755 19_mv0001001_640x480_800.stream?start=490&clipid=d88325e95. Lieutenant General Julius Becton served with a racially segregated unit in Morotai and the Philippines and led troops through a number of harrowing situations and was wounded twice himself. He was an example of not letting segregation stop him from doing his duty. I used his interview to explain his achievements in the military and breaking many barriers. Chicago Defender (Chicago, United States of America). "President Truman Wipes Out Segregation in the Armed Forces." 1948. Accessed February 28, 2020. http://African American Odyssey. This image is a newspaper article from after President Truman ordered Executive Order 9981. It highlights the success of Executive Order 9981 and why it was a good call. I used this picture in the President Truman's Impact. Edwards, Regina. Tuskegee Airman. 2016. Photograph. https://www.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2001673683/mediaid/1592530/. -
The United States Government Manual 2009/2010
The United States Government Manual 2009/2010 Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration The artwork used in creating this cover are derivatives of two pieces of original artwork created by and copyrighted 2003 by Coordination/Art Director: Errol M. Beard, Artwork by: Craig S. Holmes specifically to commemorate the National Archives Building Rededication celebration held September 15-19, 2003. See Archives Store for prints of these images. VerDate Nov 24 2008 15:39 Oct 26, 2009 Jkt 217558 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6996 Sfmt 6996 M:\GOVMAN\217558\217558.000 APPS06 PsN: 217558 dkrause on GSDDPC29 with $$_JOB Revised September 15, 2009 Raymond A. Mosley, Director of the Federal Register. Adrienne C. Thomas, Acting Archivist of the United States. On the cover: This edition of The United States Government Manual marks the 75th anniversary of the National Archives and celebrates its important mission to ensure access to the essential documentation of Americans’ rights and the actions of their Government. The cover displays an image of the Rotunda and the Declaration Mural, one of the 1936 Faulkner Murals in the Rotunda at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Building in Washington, DC. The National Archives Rotunda is the permanent home of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. These three documents, known collectively as the Charters of Freeedom, have secured the the rights of the American people for more than two and a quarter centuries. In 2003, the National Archives completed a massive restoration effort that included conserving the parchment of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, and re-encasing the documents in state-of-the-art containers. -
Muster Roll Continued
[Muster Roll continued] Harry Green 3/2 Henry Henderson 2/D Lewis Hughes 3/4 Isaac Jones 2/E John Lewis 2/F Joshua Eddy 2/E John Green 1/C Robert Henderson 1/A Joseph Hunster 1/A Littleton Jones 1/C Lloyd Lewis, Jr. 3/1 Andy Edmunson 1/D John Green 2/C Charles Henry 1/D W. N. Irons 1/B Marshall P.H. Jones 3/1 Lloyd Lewis, Sr. 3/1 John Edmunson 1/D Luke Green 1/A G. Henry 3/5 Stephen Irwin 2/F Randolph Jones 2/F Robert Lewis 2/C David Ellis 3/2 Albert Grey 1/B John R. Henry 2/E Alexander Jackson 1/I Robert G. Jones 2/C Robert Lewis 2/E James Ellis 3/1 Henry Griffin 1/F Joseph Henry 1/C J. H. Jackson 1/B Samuel Jones 1/C Samuel Lewis, Sr. 1/F W. Ellis 2/B Richard Griffin 1/C William Henry 1/A M. Jackson 3/5 C Thomas Jones 1/I Sanford Lewis 3/1 L. Ellis 2/B L. Griggs 3/5 Thomas Hickey 1/C M. W. Jackson 2/E Wesley Jones 2/D William Lewis 1/D M. J. Epps 3/5 Luther Griggs 1/B Green Hill 1/B Norvall Jackson 3/2 William Jones 2/E William Lewis 2/F L. Erskines 1/B William Griggs 2/E J. Stacey Hill / O David A. James / A Marshall Jordan 2/F John Liggins 1/E Charles Farrow 1/F N. W. Hagerman 2/E John Hill 2/C J. -
Idiosyncratic Prophets: Personal Style in the Prayers of Congressional Chaplains, 1990–2010
Journal of Church and State Advance Access published October 14, 2015 Idiosyncratic Prophets: Personal Style in the Prayers of Congressional Chaplains, 1990–2010 Wendy Cadge, Laura R. Olson and Margaret Clendenen Congressional staffers assembled on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Downloaded from December 2014 to protest the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of police. Rather than chanting or raising signs, they bowed their heads in prayer. “We’re gathered here today so that we can be the voice for the voiceless,” U.S. Senate chaplain Barry Black began. “Today as people throughout the nation protest http://jcs.oxfordjournals.org/ for justice in our land, forgive us when we have failed to lift our voices for those who couldn’t speak or breathe for themselves,” he continued. “Forgive, O God, our culpability in contributing to our national pathology . comfort those who mourn . protect and guide your people who gather here today.”1 Reported across a range at Brandeis University Library on October 23, 2015 WENDY CADGE (BA, Swarthmore College; MA, PhD, Princeton University) is pro- fessor of sociology and chair of the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program at Brandeis University. She is the author of Heartwood: The First Gener- ation of Theravada Buddhism in America (2005) and Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine (2012), and she is coeditor of Religion on the Edge: De-Centering and Re-centering the Sociology of Religion with Courtney Bender, Peggy Levitt, and David Smilde (2013). She has published articles in Sociology of Religion, Social Compass, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, and Review of Religious Research, among others. -
Wilmington N.C. in Color: Part 2
Wilmington N.C. in Color: Part 2 History in Action Illustrated by Haji Pajamas SupportThePort.org @SupportThePort @SupportTheePort Facebook.com/SupportThePortFoundation Herbert Bell Shaw (1908-1980) “We must never allow dollars to become more important than men.” Bishop Herbert Bell Shaw Herbert Bell Shaw was born and went to school in Wilmington, and then attended a preparatory school, Fisk University, and Howard University. His father, John H. Shaw, was the founder of John H. Shaw And Sons Funeral Homes, one of the oldest African American businesses in North Carolina. Herbert and his brother William H. Shaw ran the funeral home after their father died. Herbert Bell Shaw was ordained as a minister in 1928. He was the minister served at Price Memorial AME Zion Church in Wilmington in the 1930s, and by the end of the 1930s he was the presiding elder of the Wilmington district AME Zion churches. He became a Bishop in the AME Zion church in 1952. He traveled the world as a part of his religious calling, and helped extend the reach of the AME Zion church to other regions of the world. Bishop Shaw was also the Grand Master of the North Carolina Prince Hall Masons. Herbert Bell Shaw “IMMORTALITY” Michael Jordan (1963- ) "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan "My goal is to be a pro athlete. -
African-American Congressional Medal of Honor Winners
AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS BY: MSG KENNITH J. SNYDER STUDENT NUMBER 377 SGM ABDUL COLE R07 28 FEBRUARY 2005 MSG Kennith J. Snyder . Student #377 R07 AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS OUTLINE 1. Introduction. 2. Body. A. Development of the Medal of Honor 1) President Abraham Lincoln approves authorization ofthe award 2) Total Awards presented to date 3) Total African-Americans receiving the award to date B. Civil War Recipients 1) Total African-Americans recipients 2) Private William Barnes 3) Sergeant William Carney 4) 1SGs Powhaten Beaty and James Bronson 5) SGM Christian Fleetwood C. Indian Wars Recipient 1) Total African-Americans recipients 2) 1SG William Wilson 3) ISG Moses Williams 4) SGT George Jordan 5) CPL Isaiah Mays D. Interim 1) Eight recipients, all from the Navy 2) All for risking their own lives to save comrades from drowning 3) Ship'S Cook Daniel Atkins E. Spanish American War 1) Total African-Americans recipients 2) SGM Edward L. Baker 3) Five other recipients F. World War I 1) 127 recipients during the World War 1,0 African-American recipients 2) Corporal Freddie Stowers posthumously awarded in 1991 G. World War II 1) 432 recipients, zero Blacks 2) Seven presented award in 1997 MSG Kennith J. Snyder Student #377 R07 3) SSG Edward A. Carter 4) SSG Ruben Rivers H. Korean War and Vietnam Conflict 1) 376 recipients, 22 Mrican-Arnericans 2) Two during Korean War 3) 20 during the Vietnam Conflict 3. Closing. African-Americans have served proudly in every conflict that the United States has participated in, yet their outstanding acts of heroism have remained anonymous in several instances. -
CIVIL WAR on the WEB
THE CIVIL WAR on the WEB THE CIVIL WAR on the WEB A GUIDE TO THE VERY BEST SITES Completely Revised and Updated ALICE E. CARTER & RICHARD JENSEN Foreword by Gary W. Gallagher New Introduction by John C. Waugh © 2003 by Scholarly Resources Inc. All rights reserved First published 2003 Printed and bound in the United States of America Scholarly Resources Inc. 104 Greenhill Avenue Wilmington, DE 19805–1897 www.scholarly.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carter, Alice E., 1964— The Civil War on the Web : a guide to the very best sites / Alice E. Carter & Richard Jensen ; foreword by Gary W. Gallagher and new introduction by John C. Waugh. — Rev. & updated. p. cm. Rev. and updated ed. of: The Civil War on the Web / William G. Thomas, Alice E. Carter. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8420-5134-1 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-8420-5135-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Computer network resources—Directories. 2. Web sites—Directories. I. Jensen, Richard J. II. Thomas, William G., 1964– Civil War on the Web. III. Title. E468.9 .C35 2003 025.06'9737—dc21 2003009604 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for permanence of paper for printed library mate- rials, Z39.48, 1984. A CKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors would like to thank Will Thomas, who co-authored the first edition and who developed the book’s organization and focus. Will’s scholarship, leadership, and innovation in putting history on the web have made the Internet a better place. -
Part 1 F Conte
of Cont ble ent Ta for s Part 1 Dear Student ................................................................................................v Dear Parent .................................................................................................vi How to Use Our Star-Spangled Story ...........................................................vii Unit 1 ......................................................................................................... 1 Lesson 1 – The First People Come to America ........................................ 2 Lesson 2 – At Home in Acoma Pueblo ................................................. 10 Lesson 3 – Columbus, Cabot, and Coronado in America ..................... 16 Unit 2 ....................................................................................................... 23 Lesson 4 – The Brewster Family at Plymouth ....................................... 24 Lesson 5 – Pieter Claesen Wyckoff, Indentured Servant in New Netherland .......................................................................... 30 Lesson 6 – John Eliot, Missionary to the “Praying Indians” .................. 36 Acoma girls collecting water, New Mexico i Unit 3 ....................................................................................................... 45 Lesson 7 – Conrad Weiser, German Peacemaker ................................... 46 Lesson 8 – Serving Others in the Georgia Colony ................................ 52 Lesson 9 – Natives, Traders, and Beavers in New France ....................... 60 Unit