THREAD: In honor of World Trade Week, here are excerpts from Presidential Proclamations recognizing this week from Harry S. Truman through Donald J. Trump.

Whereas the right to trade freely is one of the marks of free people and an expression of their liberty...Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 18, 1952, as World Trade Week

Whereas mutual economic advantages accrue to buyer and seller, to producer and consumer, and to individuals and nations through the exchange of goods and services in world trade...Therefore, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaim the week beginning May 16, 1954, as World Trade Week

Whereas American business, labor, agriculture, and consumers benefit whenever there is a significant expansion of American exports and imports...Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 20, 1962, as World Trade Week

Whereas the continued expansion of the international exchange of the products of people's labors is mutually profitable to all trading nations and builds greater good will among them...Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, proclaim the week beginning May 16, 1965, as World Trade Week

Both the peace and the prosperity of our planet will be considerably enhanced in the 1970s by a continuing expansion of international trade. Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 17, 1970, as World Trade Week

Trade has been indispensable to our economic growth, to the greater well-being of our citizens, and to peaceful progress in our relationships abroad. Now, Therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 16, 1976, as World Trade Week.

International trade encourages the exchange of ideas as well as knowledge and experience among nations. It helps make better use of global resources and nurtures trust among the world's nations. Therefore, I, Jimmy Carter, proclaim the week beginning May 21 as World Trade Week

The United States is firmly linked with other nations in the global economy by mutually beneficial international trade. Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 22, 1983, as World Trade Week

International trade benefits all who participate. Now, Therefore, I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of May 19 through May 25, 1991, as World Trade Week.

International commerce is vital to domestic economic growth—perhaps more so now than at any other time in recent U.S. history. Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 19 through May 25, 1996, as World Trade Week.

Trade plays a vital role in encouraging prosperity and improving the lives of people around the world. It fosters economic growth, ingenuity, and innovation. Now, Therefore, I, George W. Bush, do hereby proclaim May 19 through May 25, 2002, as World Trade Week.

When the world's consumers fly in a U.S.-manufactured airplane, eat a steak from America's heartland, [or] watch a Hollywood movie, they are helping to create and maintain good jobs for Americans. Therefore, I, Barack Obama, proclaim May 17 through May 23 as World Trade Week.

For far too long, other countries have taken advantage of American workers and producers through unfair and unbalanced trade deals. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 17 through May 23, 2020, as World Trade Week.

The full proclamations can be found at https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/  This is a great tool from @Presidency_Proj