WHEREAS, to keep our Nation moving forward as a vigorous, dynamic people, it is necessary to expand our efforts—both public and private—to foster and encourage participation by youth and adults in physical fitness and sports activities:
Lyndon Johnson: “WHEREAS, to keep our Nation moving forward as a vigorous, dynamic people, it is necessary to expand our efforts—both…”
On the recordMarch 3, 1968
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Executive Order 11398—Establishing the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
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