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1972 Games: You are the True Champions
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1972 Games: You are the True Champions
1968 Games: Eunice's Charge to the Athletes
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1968 Games: Eunice's Charge to the Athletes
1975 Games: An International Event
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1975 Games: An International Event
1979 Games: The Contest Can Last a Lifetime
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1979 Games: The Contest Can Last a Lifetime
1987 Games: Birth of a New Legend
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1987 Games: Birth of a New Legend
1991 Games: Come To Our World
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1991 Games: Come To Our World
1995 Games: Sport, Spirit and Splendor
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1995 Games: Sport, Spirit and Splendor
1997 Games: Look How Far You've Come
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1997 Games: Look How Far You've Come
1999 Games: Thirty Years of Progress
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1999 Games: Thirty Years of Progress
2003 Games: The Power of Love to Change the World
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2003 Games: The Power of Love to Change the World
A Dream to Grow On
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A Dream to Grow On

1972 Games: You are the True Champions

At the outset of the third U.S. Special Olympics Games, Mrs. Shriver welcomes the athletes and their families to two days of competition.