John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife "Jackie" Kennedy are the youngest president and first lady. Part of the reason that both were extraordinarily popular in ways more common to pop singers and movie stars than politicians, influencing fashion trends and becoming the subjects of numerous photo spreads in popular magazines.

Kennedy was the main character of a film about him and his PT boat crew. PT109 was only produced because of all the media Kennedy got from becoming president. PT109 was created in 1963 , and was written by Cliff Robertson

The White House had many of it's rooms redone by Jackie Kennedy, because she believed them to be historically incorrect. The White House eventually got the name "Camelot", because it was known as a happy place where nothing went wrong.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy also started the President's Physical Fitness Program for those who are fit. He employed the use of everything, from rewards, to silly songs like “The Youth Fitness Song.”, also known as The Chicken Fat Song, composed for President Kennedy’s Physical Fitness Program. Recordings of this song were sent to school districts throughout the United States to accompany the official U.S. Physical Fitness program of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness

Administration: John F. Kennedy

Date: 1961-63

Chair:
Charles (Bud) Wilkinson,
Consultant to the President on Physical Fitness,
1961-63.

Richard Swider,
Council Administrator

Event/Program:
President Kennedy changes the name to the President's Council on Physical Fitness to address all age groups. The President amended the Executive Order by one objective - enlisting the aid of citizens, civic groups, etc. With the aid of the Advertising Council, Inc., a nationwide public service advertising campaign was launched. President Kennedy 'walks the talk' taking the 50 mile hikes. State demonstration centers were designed in 1961 to showcase model elementary and secondary schools. In that same year, President Kennedy speaks at the Conference on Physical Fitness of Youth. Regional clinics and educational films