WHCF Subject File - HO: Holidays

According to the White House Central Files manual, this category was for "all material, including messages, pertaining to legal, recognized, and suggested holidays and observances."


 

HO: Holidays
Executive 18 pp. / General 35 pp.
Material on requests by the public for lists of events honored by Presidential Proclamation, and suggestions for proclamations they would like issued.

HO/A-Z: Holidays/alphabetical by name
Executive 4600 pp. / General 1800 pp.
Material on requests by the general public, state and local officials, and legislators asking the President to designate a particular day, week, month, or year for special observance. Examples include Gold Star Mothers Day, International Women's Year, Martin Luther King Day, Native Americans Week, and National Blood Donor Month. Arranged alphabetically by proposed observance.

HO 1: American Education Week
Executive 90 pp. / General 10 pp.

HO 2: American Heart Month
Executive 55 pp. / General 1 p.

HO 3: American History Month
Executive 10 pp. / General 19 pp.

HO 4: Arbor Day
Executive 10 pp. / General 65 pp.

HO 5: Armed Forces Day
Executive 90 pp. / General 15 pp.

HO 6: Bill of Rights Day - Human Rights Day, Week or Year
Executive 125 pp. / General 5 pp.

HO 7: Boy Scout Week
Executive 1 p. / General none

HO 8: Brotherhood Week
There were no materials filed in this category.

HO 9: Cancer Control Month
Executive 80 pp. / General 4 pp.

HO 10: Captive Nations Week
Executive 150 pp. / General 17 pp.

HO 11: Child Health Day
Executive 95 pp. / General 16 pp.

HO 12: Christmas - New Year
Executive 700 pp. / General 160 pp.

HO 12-1: Christmas/New Year: Greetings - Received and Sent
Executive 775 pp. / General 750 pp.

HO 13: Citizenship Day - Constitution Week
Executive 120 pp. / General 80 pp.

HO 14: Columbus Day
Executive 250 pp. / General 45 pp.

HO 15: Day of Prayer
Executive 315 pp. / General 10 pp.

HO 16: Discover America Planning Week
There were no materials filed in this category.

HO 17: Easter
Executive 20 pp. / General 7 pp.

HO 18: Erickson, Leif Day
Executive 125 pp. / General 80 pp.

HO 19: Father's Day
Executive 60 pp. / General 2 pp.

HO 20: Fire Prevention Week
Executive 140 pp. / General 25 pp.

HO 21: Flag Day - National Flag Week
Executive 110 pp. / General 35 pp.

HO 22: Inauguration Day
Executive 1 p. / General none

HO 23: Independence Day
Executive 400 pp. / General 80 pp
Material on the Fourth of July and the Bicentennial including drafts of statements, correspondence, newspaper clippings, printed materials and itineraries dealing with events and activities in 1975 and 1976..

HO 23-1: Independence Day: Greetings - Received
Executive 850 pp. / General 50 pp.
Material on the Fourth of July and the Bicentennial including correspondence from foreign heads of state, the general public, Americans abroad, and foreign nationals, congratulating President Ford and the United States on its 199th and 200th anniversaries.

HO 24: Jewish Holy Days
Executive 100 pp. / General 50 pp.

HO 25: Labor Day
Executive 30 pp. / General 10 pp.

HO 26: Law Day, USA - Law Day, World
Executive 130 pp. / General 60 pp.

HO 27: Lincoln's Birthday
Executive 25 pp. / General 16 pp.

HO 28: Loyalty Day
Executive 50 pp. / General 6 pp.

HO 29: Memorial Day
Executive 125 pp. / General 18 pp.

HO 30: National Mental Health Week - Month
Executive 35 pp. / General 9 pp.

HO 31: Mother's Day
Executive 65 pp. / General none

HO 32: National Bible Week
Executive 100 pp. / General 5 pp.

HO 33: National Catholic Youth Week
There were no materials filed in this category.

HO 34: National Defense Transportation Day
Executive 65 pp. / General 3 pp.

HO 35: National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week
Executive 110 pp. / General none

HO 36: National Farm - City Week
Executive 95 pp. / General none

HO 37: National Farm Safety Week
Executive 60 pp. / General 8 pp.

HO 38: National Forest Products Week
Executive 55 pp. / General 14 pp.

HO 39: National Highway Week
There were no materials filed in this category.

HO 40: National Hispanic Heritage Week
Executive 275 pp. / General 14 pp.

HO 41: National Maritime Day
Executive 55 pp. / General 1 p.

HO 42: National Newspaper Week - National Newspaper Boy Week
Executive 85 pp. / General 17 pp.

HO 43: National Poison Prevention Week
Executive 55 pp. / General none

HO 44: National Safe Boating Week
Executive 80 pp. / General 1 p.

HO 45: National School Lunches Week
Executive 120 pp. / General 2 pp.

HO 46: National School Safety Patrol Week
There were no materials filed in this category.

HO 47: Pan American Day - Week
Executive 65 pp. / General none

HO 48: Police Week - Police Officers Memorial Day
Executive 5 pp. / General 1 p.

HO 49: Pulaski Day
Executive 130 pp. / General 25 pp.

HO 50: Red Cross Month - World Red Cross Day
Executive 80 pp. / General none

HO 51: St. Patrick's Day
Executive 60 pp. / General 8 pp.

HO 52: Save Your Vision Week
Executive 65 pp. / General 1 p.

HO 53: Senior Citizens Month
Executive 40 pp. / General 3 pp.

HO 54: Small Business Week
Executive 60 pp. / General none

HO 55: Thanksgiving Day
Executive 225 pp. / General 130 pp.

HO 56: United Nations Day - Week
Executive 225 pp. / General none

HO 57: Veteran's Day
Executive 300 pp. / General 60 pp.

HO 58: Washington's Birthday
Executive 11 pp. / General 15 pp.

HO 59: White Cane Safety Day
Executive 60 pp. / General 11 pp.

HO 60: World Law Day
Executive 65 pp. / General 1 p.

HO 61: World Trade Day
Executive 75 pp. / General 7 pp.

HO 62: Wright Brothers Day
Executive 80 pp. / General none

HO 63: World Health Day
Executive 40 pp. / General 12 pp.

HO 64: National Library Week
Executive 25 pp. / General 8 pp.

HO 65: Earth Week
Executive 65 pp. / General 15 pp.


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