WHORM Recreation - Sports

Recreation – Sports (0.4 l.ft.; Box 1)
This primary subject category contains material related to sports; recreational programs; parks; and legislation concerning these activities.

Baseball – Softball (0.2 l.ft.; Box 2)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding proposals to make baseball an Olympic sport; the exportation of baseball to other countries; and historical anecdotes about baseball.

Basketball (1 folder; Box 2)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding the National Basketball Association (NBA) champions; NCAA basketball champions, and the possible participation of Soviet Union (Russian) athletes in NCAA college basketball.

Bathing – Swimming (2 folders; Box 2)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding a presidential message to the U.S. National Swimming Team; requests to promote swimming as a sport and President Reagan’s association with swimming; assistance in blocking a Corpus Christi anti-surfing regulation; John
Collins, 1983 swimming “Coach of the Year;” Presidential declaration of “Pool Safety Summer, 1987;” and a memo regarding bids for pool plumbing for the 1988 White House pool renovation.

Boating – Yachting (1 folder; Box 3)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding legislation on boating and yacht races.

Bowling – Billiards – Pool (1 folder; Box 3)
This secondary subject category contained one case file regarding swimming pool safety. The case file has been transferred to RE003.

Boxing (1 folder; Box 3)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding karate demonstrations; sumo wrestling; and boxing.

Cards – Checkers – Chess (1 folder; Box 3)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding chess competitions.

Dancing (1 folder; Box 3)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding square dancing.

Egg Rolling (0.3 l.ft.; Box 3)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn.

Football (0.2 l.ft.; Box 3-4)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding the Super Bowl; Legal issues confronting the NFL, the annual Army-Navy Football game; gambling on sports; and the participation of active-duty military personnel in the NFL.

Golf (1 folder; Box 4)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding golf tournaments; golf course; and golf balls.

Gymnastics (1 folder; Box 4)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding the 1988 NCAA gymnastics champions.

Hockey (0.1 l.ft.; Box 4)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding the National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star game; U.S. Olympic ice hockey teams; NCAA ice hockey champions; and the NCAA field hockey champions.

Hunting – Fishing (1 folder; Box 4)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding fishing; game hunting in Montana; and the sport fishing and hunting enhancement fund.

Olympic Games (1.1 l.ft.; Box 4-7)

Riding (1 folder; Box 7)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding horseback riding; bicycle racing; rodeo and snow skiing.

Rifle – Pistol Matches (1 folder; Box 7)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding shooting competitions involving rifles and pistols.

Soccer (0.1 l.ft.; Box 7-8)
This secondary subject category contains material relating to the World Cup; the International Women’s Football tournament; the National Junior College Soccer championships; and the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Tennis (1 folder; Box 8)
This secondary subject category contains material relating to the Davis Cup tournament; U.S. Scholar-Athlete tennis team; the Federation Cup tournament and the White House tennis tournament.

Track – Field Meets (1 folder; Box 8)