The Unheralded Proclamation<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
 
J. Michael Sharman
Business Wire and the Christian News Wire ran the story the day it was released on September 5, 2007. The American Forces Press Service, along with eMilitary.org picked it up on September 6th, and the Christian Post and CitizenLink both did stories on it September 7th.
That's it. No one else covered the story. Except for the very few people who might  read those media outlets, no one would know that on September 5th, 2007, the White House Press Secretary released an official proclamation by President Bush asking for the nation to spend three days –Friday, September 7th; Saturday, September 8th; and Sunday, September 9th – at their places of worship in "memorial services, the ringing of bells, and evening candlelight remembrance vigils."
You didn't see it on the evening news, you didn't hear it on the radio during news at the top of the hour, and you didn't read about it in the newspaper. The President's proclamation asking us to have a weekend of prayer went straight from the newsfeed onto the editor's spike.
Well, because no one else printed the proclamation, I'm going to say I  scooped the national press on this historic issue, and you can say you read it here first.  
It isn't very long, only 368 words. Please take the time to read the whole proclamation and then, perhaps, spend some time, maybe not a whole weekend, but at least a few minutes, talking to God about what He is waiting for you to do in response to 9/11.
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2007: A Proclamation By the President of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />United States of America[1]
During this year's National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we honor the thousands of victims who died in the brutal and ruthless attacks in New York City, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Our Nation remembers with gratitude the firefighters, police officers, first responders, and ordinary citizens who acted with courage and compassion to save the lives of others, and we pray for the families whose loved ones were taken from them.
Never forgetting that terrible day, we remain determined to bring our enemies to justice, defy the terrorists' ideology of hate, and work to make our world safer. We honor the members of our Armed Forces who died while taking the fight to our adversaries, and we are grateful for those who continue to protect our Nation and our way of life. Their courage, sacrifice, and dedication help preserve our freedom. We pray for their safety, for all those who love them, and for the peace we all seek.
We remain a hopeful America, inspired by the kindness and compassion of our citizens and our commitment to freedom and opportunity. During these days of prayer and remembrance, we reflect on all we have lost and take comfort in each other and in the grace and mercy of our Creator. May God guide us, give us strength and wisdom, and may He continue to bless our great country.
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 Friday, September 7, through Sunday, September 9, 2007, as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance. I ask that the people of the United States and their places of worship mark these National Days of Prayer and Remembrance with memorial services, the ringing of bells, and evening candlelight remembrance vigils. I also invite the people of the world to share in these Days of Prayer and Remembrance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
GEORGE W. BUSH
 

[1] "National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2007: A Proclamation By the President of the United States of America" For Immediate Release, Office of the Press Secretary, September 5, 2007, http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070905-5.html