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A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy issued under specific authority granted to the president by Congress and typically on a matter of widespread interest. [3]
Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, and raised in Abilene, Kansas. His family had a strong religious background, and his mother became a Jehovah's Witness. Eisenhower, however, belonged to no organized church until 1952. He graduated from West Point in 1915 and later married Mamie Doud, with whom he had two sons.
(c) Proclamation.— The President is requested to issue a proclamation— (1) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Loyalty Day; and (2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Loyalty Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and other suitable places.
Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code, in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
Eisenhower's administration contributed to the McCarthyist Lavender Scare [224] with President Eisenhower issuing his Executive Order 10450 in 1953. [225] During Eisenhower's presidency, thousands of lesbian and gay applicants were barred from federal employment and over 5,000 federal employees were fired under suspicions of being homosexual.
Eisenhower's defense policies, based around a high-technology strategy, played a significant role in expanding the size of the defense research industry. [3] The recent presidential election had resulted in the election of John F. Kennedy , and the oldest American president in a century [ 5 ] was about to hand the reins of power to the youngest ...
Facing mounting political pressure over the migrant influx at the U.S. southern border, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will temporarily shut down asylum requests ...
The Eisenhower Doctrine was announced by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a message to Congress on January 5, 1957. [13] Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, a country could request American economic assistance and/or aid from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another state. [14]