National Tartan Day Presidential Proclamation

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The Honorable George W. Bush
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Bush,

We the undersigned on the enclosed petition, would like to respectfully request the President of the United States to sign a National Tartan Day Presidential Proclamation to recognize April 6th of each year as a National Holiday Observance. This national holiday observance would be similar to Flag Day, thus placing National Tartan Day on the official United States of America calendar.

On April 7, 1997, the United States Senate passed Senate Resolution 155 and on March 9, 2005, the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 41. These two Congressional Resolutions officially designate April 6 of each year as National Tartan Day recognizing the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish-Americans.

Scottish-Americans have played a key role in the founding and growth of the United States. Contributions made by Scottish-Americans have led to America's eminence in the fields of science, technology, medicine, government, politics, economics, architecture, literature, media, and visual and performing arts.

The Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of Independence, was signed on April 6, 1320. Over 450 years later, the American Declaration of Independence was modeled in part on that inspirational document. In fact, almost half of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were of Scottish descent and nine of the Governors of the original 13 States were of Scottish ancestry.

April the 6th Tartan Day is indeed a significant day for all Americans; To honor all of those of Scottish ancestry who have had an impact on America in the present and the past.

1306 Signatures

  • Martha J. Walls
    • City and State
    • Stevensville, Maryland
  • Robert and Muriel Parrish
    • City and State
    • University Place, WA
  • WAYNE S. YOUNG
    • City and State
    • Middletown, Maryland
  • Randolph S. Young
    • City and State
    • Clifton, Virginia
  • Iris Nimmo
    • City and State
    • Warrenton, VA
  • Martha McRae Richards
    • City and State
    • Warrenton,VA
  • Brian B. Turner
    • City and State
    • Warrenton, Virginia
  • Helena Richardson
    • City and State
    • Warrenton, Virginia
  • Francis Bain McVey
    • City and State
    • San Jose, Calif.
  • Sandra Cameron
    • City and State
    • Clifton, Colorado
  • Robert Cameron
    • City and State
    • Clifton, CO
  • Dorothy Eller
    • City and State
    • Manassas, Va.
  • Donnalee Severin
    • City and State
    • New Market, MD
  • John Bruce McNeal
    • City and State
    • Eldersburg, Maryland
  • Robert E. Lyons
    • City and State
    • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Walter L Dunsmore
    • City and State
    • Monkton, Maryland
  • Elliott Cummings
    • City and State
    • Baltimore, Maryland
  • William C. Hay Sr
    • City and State
    • Glen Arm, Maryland 21057
  • T. Scott Hinson
    • City and State
    • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Thomas D. MacIntosh
    • City and State
    • Baltimore, MD
  • Michael S Betts
    • City and State
    • Finksburg, Maryland
  • Erik MacIntosh
    • City and State
    • New Bern, NC
  • Donald T. Crawford
    • City and State
    • St. Petersburg, Fl. 33708
  • John Gordon
    • City and State
    • Balt., MD
  • Geoffrey Boyd
    • City and State
    • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Mike Parrish
    • City and State
    • Phoenix, Maryland
  • Kevin Gillespie
    • City and State
    • Columbia, MD
  • Suzanne Gillespie
    • City and State
    • Columbia, MD
  • Ian D. Johnstone
    • City and State
    • Newark, Delaware
  • Beverly Cochrane
    • City and State
    • Richmond, Virginia
  • ROBERT L. CLOTHIER, JR.
    • City and State
    • GLASGOW, DELAWARE
  • John L Cahoon
    • City and State
    • Boones Mill Virginia
  • Gerald R. Kennedy
    • City and State
    • Arnold, Maryland
  • Robert I. Catlin, II
    • City and State
    • Lutherville, Maryland
  • David L MacIntosh III
    • City and State
    • Bainbridge Township, OH
  • Jeff Kelso
    • City and State
    • Richmond VA
  • John A, Gregg
    • City and State
    • New Market, MD
  • John W Kinnier
    • City and State
    • Baltimore, MD
  • William Edgeworth
    • City and State
    • Bradenton, Florida 34202-1896
  • Franklin Andrew McQuay
    • City and State
    • New Freedom PA
  • David Soutar Jr.
    • City and State
    • Pasadena , Maryland
  • Robert B. Ludwig
    • City and State
    • Baltimore, MD
  • Patricia Stone
    • City and State
    • Richmond, VA
  • russell McKay
    • City and State
    • gastonia NC
  • JOHN R.O. HART
    • City and State
    • PERU, NY
  • Alexander L. Darby, III
    • City and State
    • Warrenton, Virginia
  • Richard S Badger
    • City and State
    • Vienna, Virginia
  • Robert McQuay
    • City and State
    • Towson, Maryland 21204
  • Douglas Campbell
    • City and State
    • Warrenton, VA
  • Karen Hay
    • City and State
    • Glen Arm, MD