Presidential Proclamations for the National Day of Prayer

1952—2019

 

Harry S. Truman

• 1952—Friday, July 4, 1952

 

Dwight D. Eisenhower

• 1953—Saturday, July 4, 1953
• 1954 (also go here)—Wednesday, September 22—the fourth Wednesday in September
• 1955—Wednesday, October 26—the fourth Wednesday in October
• 1956—Wednesday, September 12—the second Wednesday in September
• 1957—Wednesday, October 2—the first Wednesday in October
• 1958—Wednesday, October 1—the first Wednesday in October
• 1959—Wednesday, October 7—the first Wednesday in October
• 1960—Wednesday, October 5—the first Wednesday in October
  

 

John F. Kennedy

• 1961—Wednesday, October 4—the first Wednesday in October
• 1962—Wednesday, October 17—the third Wednesday in October
• 1963—Wednesday, October 16—the third Wednesday in October

 

Lyndon. B. Johnson

• 1964—Wednesday, October 21—the third Wednesday in October
• 1965—Wednesday, October 20—the third Wednesday in October
• 1966—Wednesday, October 19—the third Wednesday in October
• 1967—Wednesday, October 18—the third Wednesday in October
• 1968—Wednesday, October 16—the third Wednesday in October

 

Richard M. Nixon

• 1969—Wednesday, October 22—the fourth Wednesday in October
• 1970—Wednesday, October 21—the third Wednesday in October
• 1971—Wednesday, October 20—the third Wednesday in October
• 1972—Sunday, February 20—the third Sunday in February
• 1973—Wednesday, October 17—the third Wednesday in October

 

Gerald R. Ford

• 1974—Wednesday, December 18—the third Wednesday in December
• 1975—Thursday, July 24, 1975—the fourth Thursday in July
• 1976—Friday, May 14, 1976—the second Friday in May

 

Jimmy Carter

• 1977—Thursday, December 15—the third Thursday in December
• 1978—Saturday, October 7—the first Saturday in October
• 1979—Wednesday, October 3—the first Wednesday in October
• 1980—Monday, October 6—the first Monday in October

 

Ronald Reagan

• 1981—Thursday, May 7, 1981—the first Thursday in May
• 1982—Thursday, May 6, 1982—the first Thursday in May
• 1983—Thursday, May 5, 1983—the first Thursday in May
• 1984—Thursday, May 3, 1984—the first Thursday in May
• 1985—Thursday, May 2, 1985—the first Thursday in May
• 1986—Thursday, May 1, 1986—the first Thursday in May
• 1987—Thursday, May 7, 1987—the first Thursday in May
• 1988—Thursday, May 5, 1988—the first Thursday in May

 

Thereafter, presidents have followed the direction of Congress that the Annual National Day of Prayer would be permanently set on the First Thursday of May of each year.

 

George H. W. Bush

• 1989—May 4, 1989
• 1990—May 3, 1990
• 1991—May 2, 1991
• 1992—May 7, 1992

 

Bill Clinton

• 1993—May 6, 1993
• 1994—May 5, 1994
• 1995—May 4, 1995
• 1996—May 2, 1996
• 1997—May 1, 1997
• 1998—May 7, 1998
• 1999—May 6, 1999
• 2000—May 4, 2000

 

George W. Bush

• 2001—May 3, 2001
• 2002—May 2, 2002
• 2003—May 1, 2003
• 2004—May 6, 2004
• 2005—May 5, 2005
• 2006—May 4, 2006
• 2007—May 3, 2007
• 2008—May 1, 2008

 

Barak Obama

• 2009—May 7, 2009
• 2010—May 6, 2010
• 2011—May 5, 2011
• 2012—May 3, 2012
• 2013—May 2, 2013
• 2014—May 1, 2014
• 2015—May 7, 2015
• 2016—May 5, 2016

 

Donald J. Trump

• 2017—May 4, 2017
• 2018—May 3, 2018
• 2019—May 2, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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