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On the recordMarch 3, 1968
WHEREAS studies, both private and public, have revealed that, despite progress, there are disturbing deficiencies in the physical fitness of American citizens, particularly the disadvantaged; and
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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

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