90 STAT. 3088
PROCLAMATION 4427—APR. 8, 1976 regarding their capabilities. O u r society needs the know-how, experience, judgment and eagerness to serve that these citizens bring to the job. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FOR D, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the month of May, 1976, as Older Americans Month. I urge all State and Area Agencies on Aging and other private and public organizations that are related to the field of aging to observe this month by arranging public forums where the Bicentennial Charter for Older Americans will be discussed and recommendations developed for implementation. I urge all organizations concerned with employment to observe this month with ceremonies and programs designed to increase employment opportunities for older workers. I urge all organizations engaged in the delivery of services to persons in need to observe this month by increased emphasis on efforts to recruit, train and place older volunteers. And I urge all Americans to observe this month by focusing on the achievements of older persons and supporting programs to make the last days of life the best days for increasing numbers of our older Americans. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundredth. GERALD R.
FORD
EDITORIAL NOTE: The President's remarks of Apr. 5, 1976, on signing Proclamation 4426, are printed in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (vol. 12, p. 575).
Proclamation 4427
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April 8, 1976
World Trade Week, 1976 By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation When our Nation's founders met two hundred years ago in Philadelphia to declare our independence, they categorized in unambiguous terms the reasons that compelled them to embark upon such a momentous and irrevocable course. "Cutting off our Trade with all Parts of the World" was high on the list of grievances. The patriots who declared independence in 1776 set the United States on the path to leadership in the interdependent world of 1976. Their action enabled us, over a period of two centuries, to construct a firm foundation of commercial alliances with nations around the globe. Last year our two-way trade with other nations amounted to $204 billion, with a record trade surplus of more than $11 billion. America's performance in the world marketplace is a true measure of the quality of American products, the extent of American ingenuity, and the dedication of American labor and industry to international commerce. Trade has been indispensable to our economic growth, to the greater well-being of our citizens, and to peaceful
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