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President John F. Kennedy throws the first pitch of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Those looking on include Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Secret Service Agents Gerald "Jerry" Behn and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary.
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President John F. Kennedy throws the first pitch of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Those looking on include Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Secret Service Agents Gerald "Jerry" Behn and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary.
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President John F. Kennedy signs a baseball at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Those looking on include Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon; Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Secret Service Agent John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground).
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President John F. Kennedy holds a baseball glove while talking with majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Those looking on include Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Secret Service Agents Gerald “Jerry” Behn and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (at left in foreground).
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President John F. Kennedy speaks to a reporter during the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); Senator George Smathers of Florida; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; General Manager of the Washington Senators Ed Doherty; Secret Service Agent John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary.
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President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and others laugh during the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); Postmaster General J. Edward Day; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; Secret Service Agents Gerald "Jerry" Behn and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary.