===========================================================================
FBI Day, 2008
===========================================================================

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary July 14, 2008

FBI Day, 2008 A Proclamation by the President of the United States of
America

ÿÿWhite House News


For 100 years, the committed men and women of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have worked diligently to deliver justice and keep Americans
safe. On FBI Day, we recognize the Bureau's many accomplishments and pay
tribute to all who have served in its ranks with valor and dedication.

The FBI traces its origins to 1908, when under the leadership of President
Theodore Roosevelt and Attorney General Charles Bonaparte, a force of
Special Agents was created, later to be called the Bureau of Investigation.
As a Federal agency with the power to investigate crimes across State lines
and enforce Federal law, the FBI has protected our country against threats
from abroad and caught dangerous criminals like "Baby Face" Nelson, John
Dillinger, Ted Kaczynski, and Ramzi Yousef. Today, the FBI is charged with
guarding our Nation from terrorist attacks, combating public corruption and
organized crime, resisting cyber attacks, and opposing other
high-technology crimes. The FBI also has a deep commitment to civil rights,
helping protect the values we cherish.

With an abiding respect for the Constitution, the men and women of the FBI
bring strength, impartiality, and devotion to their pursuit of justice.
They continue to uphold their motto of "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity." On
FBI Day, we especially remember the fallen agents who paid the ultimate
price in serving our country and keeping our Nation safe.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 26, 2008, as FBI Day. I
call upon all Americans to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of
July, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.

GEORGE W. BUSH

# # #
===========================================================================
Return to this article at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/07/20080714-6.html