| Year | President | Theme |
| 1953-54 |
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Rotary is Hope in Action |
| Joaquin Serratosa Cibils
(Montevideo, Uruguay) |
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| 1954-55 |
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Glean from the past and act
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| Herbert J. Taylor
(Chicago, Illinois, USA) |
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| 1955-56 |
|
Develop our Resources |
| A. Z. Baker
(Cleveland, Ohio, USA) |
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| 1956-57 |
|
Keep Rotary Simple |
| Gian Paolo Lang
(Livorno, Italy) |
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| 1957-58 |
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Enlist-Extend-Explore-Serve |
| Charles G. Tennent
(Ashville, North Carolina, USA) |
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| 1958-59 |
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Help Shape the Future |
| Clifford A. Randall
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) |
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| 1959-60 |
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Vitalize! Personalize!
Build Bridges of Friendship |
| Harold T. Thomas
(Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand) |
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| 1960-61 |
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You are Rotary:
Live It! Express It! Expand It! |
| J. Ed McLaughlin
(Ralls, Texas, USA) |
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| 1961-62 |
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ACT:
Aim for Action, Communicate for Understanding, Test for Leadership |
| Joseph A. Abey
(Reading, Pennsylvania, USA) |
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| 1962-63 |
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Kindle the Spark Within |
| Nitish C. Laharry
(Calcutta, India) |
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| 1963-64 |
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Meeting Rotary's Challenge
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| Carl P. Miller
(Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) |
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| 1964-65 |
|
Live Rotary |
| Charles W. Pettengill
(Greenwich, Connecticut, USA) |
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| 1965-66 |
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Action, Consolidation and Continuity |
| C.P.H. Teenstra
(Hilversum, The Netherlands) |
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| 1966-67 |
|
A Better World Through Rotary |
| Richard L. Evans
(Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) |
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| 1967-68 |
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Make Your Rotary Membership Effective |
| Luther H. Hodges
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) |
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| 1968-69 |
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Participate! |
| Kyoshi Togasaki
(Tokyo, Japan) |
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| 1969-70 |
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Review and Renew |
| James F. Conway
(Sun City, Arizona, USA) |
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| 1970-71 |
|
Bridge the Gaps |
| William E. Walk
(Upland, California, USA) |
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| 1971-72 |
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Goodwill Begins With You |
| Ernst G. Breitholtz
(Nybro, Sweden) |
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| 1972-73 |
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Let's Take a New Look -- And Act |
| Roy D. Hickman
(Birmingham, Alabama, USA) |
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| 1973-74 |
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A Time for Action |
| William C. Carter
(Old Windsor, Berkshire, England) |
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| 1974-75 |
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Renew the Spirit of Rotary |
| William R. Robbins
(Miami, Florida, USA) |
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| 1975-76 |
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To Dignify the Human Being |
| Ernesto Imbassahy
de Mello (Rio de Janeiro, RdJ, Brazil) |
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| 1976-77 |
|
I Believe in Rotary |
| Robert Manchester II
(Youngstown, Ohio, USA) |
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| 1977-78 |
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Serve to Unite Mankind |
| W. Jack Davis
(Hamilton, Bermuda) |
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| 1978-79 |
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Reach Out |
| Clem Renouf
(Buderim, Queensland, Australia) |
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| 1979-80 |
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Let Service Light the Way |
| James L. Bomar, Jr.
(Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA) |