Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-060-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the annual awards dinner for the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. During the banquet the President received the National Football Foundation’s Gold Medal for his promotion of the role of athletics in the development of civic and political leadership. In his speech President Kennedy congratulates the University of Alabama’s football team for their advancement to the Sugar Bowl, and discusses the importance of improving the country’s physical fitness, highlighting the recent establishment of the Council on Youth Fitness.