American Schoolchildren in Better Condition
July 30, 1963 - American schoolchildren are stronger and in better condition now than they were two years ago, President Kennedy’s...
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Feb 13, 2023
President Kennedy Receives Award from Boy Scouts of America
Feb. 13, 1963 - President Kennedy (pictured with Boy Scout representatives in 1961), who started the current hiking fad, received today a...
Jan 12, 2023
Stan Musial Talks Conditioning
Jan. 12, 1963 - Stan Musial (pictured with Vin Scully), 42, who says his conditioning program has added five years to his playing career,...
Jul 8, 2022
President Kennedy Pushes Physical Fitness for Youth of America
July 8, 1962 - President Kennedy urged the nation’s school administrators today to adopt effective programs of physical fitness before...
Dec 6, 2021
President Kennedy Says Nation Is Under-Exercised
Dec. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy called last night for broader American participation in sports and other forms of physical activity. “We...
Oct 20, 2021
President Kennedy on New Exercise Regimen
Oct. 20, 1961 - President Kennedy has started a daily program of exercises to strengthen his muscles and remove fear that his chronic...
Jul 24, 2021
RFK Bids Americans to Focus on Physical Fitness
July 24, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today there had been a lot of talk but little action to improve the physical...
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