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Article: Proclamation 8003--National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2006.(Week Ending Friday, April 21, 2006)
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- April 24, 2006
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April 20, 2006
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For 50 years, the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports has helped individuals, schools, communities, businesses, and organizations promote healthy lifestyles. During this year's National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, we celebrate the Council's 50th anniversary and underscore our Nation's strong commitment to health, physical activity, and fitness.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded the President's Council on Youth Fitness in 1956 to encourage America's youth to make fitness a priority. He wrote that year, "'Our young people must be ...