BREAKING NEWS: George W. Bush Never Issued Easter Proclamation
Please note that this is based on factual information.
More breaking news! In our continuing series our crack investigative team has also discovered that during the presidency of George W. Bush, no official proclamations were ever issued during the month of April — including March for the years 2002, 2005, and 2008 — for the Easter holiday.
George W. Bush
The following data, gathered by our field operatives from University of California at Santa Barbara reveals!
April 2, 2001 Proclamation 7420—Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2001
April 2, 2001 Proclamation 7421—National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2001
April 4, 2001 Proclamation 7422—National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, 2001
April 9, 2001 Proclamation 7423—Jewish Heritage Week, 2001
April 9, 2001 Proclamation 7424—National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2001
April 10, 2001 Proclamation 7425—National D.A.R.E. Day, 2001
April 12, 2001 Proclamation 7426—Thomas Jefferson Day, 2001
April 16, 2001 Proclamation 7427—National Volunteer Week, 2001
April 17, 2001 Proclamation 7428—National Park Week, 2001
April 25, 2001 Proclamation 7429—Loyalty Day, 2001
April 27, 2001 Proclamation 7430—National Day of Prayer, 2001
April 30, 2001 Proclamation 7431—Law Day, U.S.A., 2001March 2, 2002 Proclamation 7525 - American Red Cross Month, 2002
March 2, 2002 Proclamation 7526 - Irish-American Heritage Month, 2002
March 2, 2002 Proclamation 7527 - National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2002
March 2, 2002 Proclamation 7528 - Save Your Vision Week, 2002
March 5, 2002 Proclamation 7529 - To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports
March 6, 2002 Proclamation 7530 - Women’s History Month, 2002
March 11, 2002 Proclamation 7531 - Bicentennial Day of the United States Military Academy at West Point, 2002
March 14, 2002 Proclamation 7532 - National Poison Prevention Week, 2002
March 21, 2002 Proclamation 7533 - National Bone and Joint Decade, 2002-2011
March 21, 2002 Proclamation 7534 - Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2002
March 25, 2002 Proclamation 7535 - Greek Independence DayApril 1, 2002 Proclamation 7536 - Cancer Control Month, 2002
April 1, 2002 Proclamation 7537 - National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2002
April 4, 2002 Proclamation 7538 - National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2002
April 10, 2002 Proclamation 7539 - National D.A.R.E. Day, 2002
April 12, 2002 Proclamation 7540 - Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2002
April 12, 2002 Proclamation 7541 - Jewish Heritage Week, 2002
April 17, 2002 Proclamation 7542 - Death of Byron R. White
April 18, 2002 Proclamation 7543 - National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2002
April 19, 2002 Proclamation 7544 - National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness
April 19, 2002 Proclamation 7545 - National Volunteer Week, 2002
April 23, 2002 Proclamation 7546 - National Park Week, 2002
April 26, 2002 Proclamation 7547 - National Day of Prayer, 2002
April 30, 2002 Proclamation 7548 - Law Day, U.S.A., 2002
April 30, 2002 Proclamation 7549 - Loyalty Day, 2002April 1, 2003 Proclamation 7658 - National Donate Life Month, 2003
April 4, 2003 Proclamation 7659 - National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2003
April 8, 2003 Proclamation 7660 - National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2003
April 9, 2003 Proclamation 7661 - National D.A.R.E. Day, 2003
April 10, 2003 Proclamation 7662 - Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2003
April 11, 2003 Proclamation 7663 - Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2003
April 15, 2003 Proclamation 7664 - National Fair Housing Month, 2003
April 18, 2003 Proclamation 7665 - National Park Week, 2003
April 25, 2003 Proclamation 7666 - National Charter Schools Week, 2003
April 25, 2003 Proclamation 7667 - National Volunteer Week, 2003
April 30, 2003 Proclamation 7668 - Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2003
April 30, 2003 Proclamation 7669 - Older Americans Month, 2003
April 30, 2003 Proclamation 7670 - Law Day, U.S.A., 2003
April 30, 2003 Proclamation 7671 - Loyalty Day, 2003
April 30, 2003 Proclamation 7672 - National Day of Prayer, 2003/sub>April 2, 2004 Proclamation 7765 - Cancer Control Month, 2004
April 2, 2004 Proclamation 7766 - National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2004
April 2, 2004 Proclamation 7767 - Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2004
April 7, 2004 Proclamation 7768 - National D.A.R.E. Day, 2004
April 8, 2004 Proclamation 7769 - National Donate Life Month, 2004
April 9, 2004 Proclamation 7770 - National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2004
April 13, 2004 Proclamation 7771 - Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2004
April 16, 2004 Proclamation 7772 - National Park Week, 2004
April 16, 2004 Proclamation 7773 - National Volunteer Week, 2004
April 17, 2004 Proclamation 7774 - National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2004
April 23, 2004 Proclamation 7775 - Jewish Heritage Week, 2004
April 30, 2004 Proclamation 7776 - Older Americans Month, 2004
April 30, 2004 Proclamation 7777 - National Charter Schools Week, 2004
April 30, 2004 Proclamation 7778 - Law Day, U.S.A., 2004
April 30, 2004 Proclamation 7779 - Loyalty Day, 2004
April 30, 2004 Proclamation 7780 - National Day of Prayer, 2004March 2, 2005 Proclamation 7872 - Women’s History Month, 2005
March 4, 2005 Proclamation 7873 - Irish-American Heritage Month, 2005
March 4, 2005 Proclamation 7874 - Save Your Vision Week, 2005
March 18, 2005 Proclamation 7875 - National Poison Prevention Week, 2005
March 24, 2005 Proclamation 7876 - Greek Independence Day
March 31, 2005 Proclamation 7877 - National Crime Victims’Rights Week, 2005April 1, 2005 Proclamation 7878 - National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2005
April 1, 2005 Proclamation 7879 - National Donate Life Month, 2005
April 1, 2005 Proclamation 7880 - National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2005
April 2, 2005 Proclamation 7881 - Honoring the Memory of Pope John Paul II
April 5, 2005 Proclamation 7882 - Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2005
April 5, 2005 Proclamation 7883 - National D.A.R.E. Day, 2005
April 5, 2005 Proclamation 7884 - Cancer Control Month, 2005
April 14, 2005 Proclamation 7885 - National Volunteer Week, 2005
April 14, 2005 Proclamation 7886 - Small Business Week, 2005
April 15, 2005 Proclamation 7887 - National Park Week, 2005
April 19, 2005 Proclamation 7888 - Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2005
April 20, 2005 Proclamation 7889 - National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2005
April 28, 2005 Proclamation 7890 - National Charter Schools Week, 2005
April 29, 2005 Proclamation 7891 - Law Day, U.S.A., 2005
April 29, 2005 Proclamation 7892 - Loyalty Day, 2005April 6, 2006 Proclamation 7997 - Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2006
April 6, 2006 Proclamation 7998 - National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2006
April 7, 2006 Proclamation 7999 - Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2006
April 7, 2006 Proclamation 8000 - National D.A.R.E. Day, 2006
April 13, 2006 Proclamation 8001 - Thomas Jefferson Day, 2006
April 18, 2006 Proclamation 8002 - National Park Week, 2006
April 20, 2006 Proclamation 8003 - National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2006
April 20, 2006 Proclamation 8004 - National Volunteer Week, 2006
April 21, 2006 Proclamation 8005 - Jewish American Heritage Month, 2006
April 21, 2006 Proclamation 8006 - National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2006
April 26, 2006 Proclamation 8007 - National Charter Schools Week, 2006
April 28, 2006 Proclamation 8008 - Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2006
April 28, 2006 Proclamation 8009 - Older Americans Month, 2006
April 28, 2006 Proclamation 8010 - Law Day, U.S.A., 2006
April 28, 2006 Proclamation 8011 - Loyalty Day, 2006April 5, 2007 Proclamation 8120 - Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2007
April 5, 2007 Proclamation 8121 - National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2007
April 6, 2007 Proclamation 8122 - 400th Anniversary of Jamestown, 2007
April 11, 2007 Proclamation 8123 - National D.A.R.E. Day, 2007
April 11, 2007 Proclamation 8124 - Thomas Jefferson Day, 2007
April 11, 2007 Proclamation 8125 - National Volunteer Week, 2007
April 17, 2007 Proclamation 8126 - Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy at Virginia Tech
April 19, 2007 Proclamation 8127 - Small Business Week, 2007
April 19, 2007 Proclamation 8128 - Dutch-American Friendship Day, 2007
April 20, 2007 Proclamation 8129 - National Day of Prayer, 2007
April 20, 2007 Proclamation 8130 - National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2007
April 20, 2007 Proclamation 8131 - National Park Week, 2007
April 24, 2007 Proclamation 8132 - Malaria Awareness Day, 2007
April 26, 2007 Proclamation 8133 - Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2007
April 27, 2007 Proclamation 8134 - National Charter Schools Week, 2007
April 27, 2007 Proclamation 8135 - Law Day, U.S.A., 2007
April 30, 2007 Proclamation 8136 - Jewish American Heritage Month, 2007
April 30, 2007 Proclamation 8137 - Loyalty Day, 2007March 10, 2008 Proclamation 8225 - Women’s History Month, 2008
March 14, 2008 Proclamation 8226 - National Poison Prevention Week, 2008
March 20, 2008 Proclamation 8227 - Greek Independence Day
March 28, 2008 Proclamation 8228 - To Modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United StatesApril 1, 2008 Proclamation 8229 - Cancer Control Month, 2008
April 1, 2008 Proclamation 8230 - National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2008
April 1, 2008 Proclamation 8231 - National Donate Life Month, 2008
April 1, 2008 Proclamation 8232 - National Fair Housing Month, 2008
April 4, 2008 Proclamation 8233 - National Tartan Day, 2008
April 8, 2008 Proclamation 8234 - National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2008
April 9, 2008 Proclamation 8235 - National D.A.R.E. Day, 2008
April 10, 2008 Proclamation 8236 - Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2008
April 11, 2008 Proclamation 8237 - National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2008
April 15, 2008 Proclamation 8238 - Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2008
April 15, 2008 Proclamation 8239 - National Park Week, 2008
April 17, 2008 Proclamation 8240 - To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act
April 17, 2008 Proclamation 8241 - Small Business Week, 2008
April 21, 2008 Proclamation 8242 - National Day of Prayer, 2008
April 22, 2008 Proclamation 8243 - Older Americans Month, 2008
April 22, 2008 Proclamation 8244 - National Volunteer Week, 2008
April 22, 2008 Proclamation 8245 - Loyalty Day, 2008
April 25, 2008 Proclamation 8246 - Malaria Awareness Day, 2008
April 29, 2008 Proclamation 8247 - Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2008
April 29, 2008 Proclamation 8248 - Jewish American Heritage Month, 2008
April 29, 2008 Proclamation 8249 - National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2008
April 30, 2008 Proclamation 8250 - Law Day, U.S.A., 2008
Once again, stay tuned as our crack investigative team continues it’s investigation possibly answering the question, “was George W. Bush really a secret Muslim?”
Note: A proclamation should not be confused with either a statement or an address. The definition of a presidential proclamation is as follows:
A presidential proclamation is “an instrument that states a condition, declares a law and requires obedience, recognizes an event or triggers the implementation of a law (by recognizing that the circumstances in law have been realized)” (Cooper 2002, 116). In short, presidents “define” situations or conditions on situations that become legal or economic truth. These orders carry the same force of law as executive orders – the difference between the two is that executive orders are aimed at those inside government while proclamations are aimed at those outside government. The administrative weight of these proclamations is upheld because they are often specifically authorized by congressional statute, making them “delegated unilateral powers.” Presidential proclamations are often dismissed as a practical presidential tool for policy making because of the perception of proclamations as largely ceremonial or symbolic in nature. However, the legal weight of presidential proclamations suggests their importance to presidential governance.
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