Shaping Up America: JFK, Sports and the Call to Physical Fitness May 8, 2008

John Kennedy grew up in a household devoted to athletic activity. Explore how this pursuit of a vigorous life was translated into an ideal for the youth of America during his Presidency. The display includes Kennedy's golf clubs and golf bag, a football presented to President Kennedy by the 1962 Navy football team and a bronze sculpture of a discus thrower given to President Kennedy by the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation.