david hagerty, first vice president usda. kevin went think on the u.s. navy retired national press club member who serves as member of the usda advocacy committee and military outreach. and larry bivens. thank you all. [applause] on september 20, 1973, the world watched as billie jean king stepped on the tennis courts in houston to save the rakes, one of the world's greatest tennis stars. in the lead up to the back of her brakes had boasted of his tennis prowess and belittled female players. he thought female professional tennis players inferior. indeed applies, but not in the way pigsty. just a year earlier, congress had passed title ix, mandating the quality of schools and universities that receive federal funding. but the benefits have not yet reached women set headaches. in 1972, just 29,000 women played varsity sports at the university levels compared with 108,009. in high school, the disparities were even worse. fewer than 300,000 high school girls played or city spores can paired with 3.7 million high school boys. king had just helped found the wo