While the White House has not released specifics on thecost of the trip, citing securityconcerns, White House spokeswomanAmyBrundage has said, "it's safetosaytheseNumbersarewildly inflated."
"There was de Coubertin who started the whole thing, there was Avery Brundage who saved it during the cold war era, and Samaranch who got it, if you like,from the 19th century into the 21st century."
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Thus did Hary evade Avery Brundage's strict amateur rules and collect fees from both shoe companies.