Lyndon Johnson actually said...

WHEREAS urbanization of this Nation's population and changes in our rural areas have not been accompanied by a commensurate growth in the opportunities available for participation in sports and other physical fitness activities; and

Context

Executive Order 11398—Establishing the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

03/03/1968

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