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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-012-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to members of the Council on Youth Fitness (later known as the Council of Physical Fitness) at the Youth Fitness Conference held in the Health, Education, and Welfare Auditorium in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy addresses the importance of exercise and physical fitness for America’s children.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-044-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the Youth Fitness Program in the State Department Auditorium in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President explains how the strength of the country depends on the well-being of its citizens, and urges schools to adopt the recommendations from the President’s Council on Youth Fitness.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to members of the Council on Youth Fitness (later known as the Council on Physical Fitness) at a conference held at Health, Education, and Welfare Auditorium in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy addresses the importance of exercise and physical fitness. Materials in this folder include various memorandums and a press copy of the speech.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-094-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council on Youth Fitness, and consists of pamphlets by the President's Council on Youth Fitness concerning fitness.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-094-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council on Youth Fitness. Materials consist of a report to the President by the Los Angeles, California chapter of the Council on Youth Fitness titled, "The Soft American."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-094-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council on Youth Fitness, and consists of a report titled, "Survey of the President's Council on Youth Fitness."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-094-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council on Youth Fitness. Topics include the physical fitness program in the United States Marine Corps, Selective Service rejections due to physical disability, a progress report of the Council on Youth Fitness, and the resignation of Shane MacCarthy as Executive Director of the Council. Also included in this folder is a statement by Director of the Selective Service System Lewis B. Hershey titled, “Need for a Campaign for Physical Fitness,” and dated June 17, 1956.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-006-012
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy’s outgoing correspondence to individuals and organizations regarding budget amendments for 1963, the President’s Council on Youth Fitness program, letters to Congressmen thanking them for their support on the tax bill, and expressions of congratulations for various occasions.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-008-006
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy’s outgoing correspondence to individuals and organizations regarding the President’s Council on Youth Fitness and expressions of congratulations for various occasions.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-008-005
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy’s outgoing correspondence to individuals and organizations regarding the President’s Council on Youth Fitness and expressions of congratulations for various occasions.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-008-004
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy’s outgoing correspondence to individuals and organizations regarding labor disputes in the airline industry, the President’s Council on Youth Fitness, and expressions of congratulations for various occasions.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-007-001
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy’s outgoing correspondence to governors regarding the President’s Council on Youth Fitness program and to Congressmen thanking them for their support on the tax bill.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-006-013
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy’s outgoing correspondence to governors regarding the President’s Council on Youth Fitness program.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-2873-010
This file consists of letters to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include requests for assistance, communism and foreign aid to China, and efforts to implement President Kennedy's youth fitness program.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064a-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Timothy J. ("Ted") Reardon, Administrative Assistant to the President and Special Assistant for Cabinet Affairs. Topics include domestic and foreign affairs, weekly reports from the major departments and agencies, and a report on the Presidential Council on Youth Fitness for the 1961-1962 school year. Of note are materials concerning the Challenge to America program, including a booklet and bulletin.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064a-004
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Timothy J. ("Ted") Reardon, Administrative Assistant to the President and Special Assistant for Cabinet Affairs. Topics include a report on the fitness program in the armed forces, the Area Redevelopment Program, and the Presidential Council on Youth Fitness.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6359-A
President John F. Kennedy poses with Executive Director of the President's Council on Youth Fitness, Dr. Shane MacCarthy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6449-B
President John F. Kennedy with the Director of the Youth Physical Fitness Program, Charles B. “Bud” Wilkinson (R). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6449-A
President John F. Kennedy with the Director of the Youth Physical Fitness Program, Charles B. “Bud” Wilkinson (R). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01030-014-p0006
Senator Edward M. Kennedy (seated in chair at far right) visits with the gold medal winners of the Junior Olympics Program sponsored by the Pleasure Island amusement park in Wakefield, Massachusetts; the program included physical fitness training that followed the recommendations of the President's Council on Youth Fitness. Seated on sofa, left to right: President of Pleasure Island, Inc., Walter A. Smith, Jr.; Paul William Sweeney (wearing medal around his neck); Leslie Ann Stevenson (wearing medal around her neck). Senator Kennedy holds Miss Stevenson's medal in his right hand. Washington, D.C. [Notes: The photograph accompanies correspondence between Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Walter A. Smith, Jr. regarding signed copies of the photograph for the gold medal winners.]
Collection
USBOB
Records 1953-1971 (bulk 1960-1963). Microfilm copies of chronological correspondence file of the Director, and records of subordinate divisions consisting of legislative files, executive orders, bills, and vetoes. Hard copy includes memorandums for the President, Director's chronological correspondence file, memorandums, reports, minutes, records of actions, and publications relating to the President's Council on Youth Fitness, the Federal Radiation Council, the President's Science Advisory Council (PSAC), the Federal Council for Science and Technology, the President's Committee to Appraise Employment and Unemployment Statistics (Gordon Report, 1962), the Committee on Financial Institutions, and other topics.