Ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food, enjoyed by over ninety percent of the people in the United States. It enjoys a reputation as the perfect dessert and snack food. Over eight hundred and eighty-seven million gallons of ice cream were consumed in the United States in 1983 …

Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim July 1984 as National Ice Cream Month and July 15, 1984, as National Ice Cream Day, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe these events with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

What’s Cooking Wednesday: Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Proclamation 5219 - National Ice Cream Month and National Ice Cream Day, 1984 (via usnatarchivesexhibits)

This is awesome.  We will answer the call to observe these events with appropriate ice cream eating activities.  Happy July!

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