Unfit Children: In 1956, President Eisenhower created the President?s Council on Youth Fitness because American children l
Unfit Children: In 1956, President Eisenhower created the President’s Council on Youth Fitness because American children lagged behind European children on tests of strength and flexibility. The council’s work was a favorite cause of President Kennedy, and by 1965, President Johnson was able to report sizable gains in youth fitness. Since then, however, the physical […]