National Presidential Joke Day
National Day Calendar and National Day Archives both place the informal observance on 11 August and tie it to Ronald Reagan’s 11 August 1984 sound-check joke. The sources support the observance convention and historical anchor, not a presidential or congressional holiday designation.
Date and recurrence
11 August
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / informal observance tied to Ronald Reagan’s 11 August 1984 microphone-check joke. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Presidential Joke Day, National Presidential Joke Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- National Day Calendar — National Presidential Joke DayObservance Registry
- National Day Archives — National Presidential Joke DayObservance Registry
Frequently asked questions
When is National Presidential Joke Day?
11 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 11 August..
Does National Presidential Joke Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Presidential Joke Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / informal observance tied to Ronald Reagan’s 11 August 1984 microphone-check joke. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Presidential Joke Day?
The stored designation basis is: National Day Calendar and National Day Archives both place the informal observance on 11 August and tie it to Ronald Reagan’s 11 August 1984 sound-check joke. The sources support the observance convention and historical anchor, not a presidential or congressional holiday designation.. Supporting provenance includes National Day Calendar — National Presidential Joke Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Presidential Joke Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / informal observance tied to Ronald Reagan’s 11 August 1984 microphone-check joke.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.
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