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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; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; General Manager of the Washington Senators Ed Doherty; former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon; Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; Secret Service Agents Gerald "Jerry" Behn and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary.
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President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers and others greet former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon; Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez; and General Manager of the Washington Senators Ed Doherty at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; Secret Service Agents Gerald "Jerry" Behn and John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary.
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President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers and others with former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon and 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. The row in front of the President includes (L-R) Special Assistant to the President Ted Sorensen; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Boys Clubs of America’s "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez; unidentified. Others in the crowd include Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinios; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Postmaster General J. Edward Day; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; Secret Service Agents Gerald "Jerry" Behn and John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary; General Manager of the Washington Senators baseball team Ed Doherty; Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President, Frank D. Reeves.
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President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers and others greet former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon and 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. The row in front of the President includes (L-R) Special Assistant to the President Ted Sorensen; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez; unidentified. Others in the crowd include Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Postmaster General J. Edward Day; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; Secret Service Agents Gerald "Jerry" Behn and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary; General Manager of the Washington Senators baseball team Ed Doherty; Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President Frank D. Reeves.
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President John F. Kennedy talks with James Barton “Mickey” Vernon, Manager of the Washington Senators (wearing Senators uniform); Bob Scheffing, Manager of the Detroit Tigers (wearing Detroit uniform); and Ed Doherty, General Manager of the Washington Senators (far right), during the first game of the 1962 baseball season. Others include: Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Bob Scheffing, Manager of the Detroit Tigers, during the first game of the 1962 baseball season. James Barton “Mickey” Vernon, Manager of the Washington Senators, looks on between the two. Others include: Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs a Washington Senators Yearbook during Opening Game of 1962 Baseball Season. Washington Senators center fielder Jimmy Piersall holds the yearbook for President Kennedy; Washington Senators pitcher Marty Kutyna (right of Piersall) holds the baseball thrown by President Kennedy as the first pitch of the season. Those looking on include: Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; James Barton “Mickey” Vernon, Manager of the Washington Senators; General Elwood “Pete” Quesada, majority owner of the Washington Senators; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon (facing away from camera); Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy watches the opening game of the 1962 baseball season. Those pictured include: Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President Timothy Reardon; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Joseph Cronin, President of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs; James Barton “Mickey” Vernon, Manager of the Washington Senators; General Elwood “Pete” Quesada, majority owner of the Washington Senators; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Bob Scheffing, Manager of the Detroit Tigers; Ed Doherty, General Manager of the Washington Senators; unidentified observers. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with baseball officials before the start of the opening game of the 1962 baseball season. (L-R) Seated: Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon (turned to observe President Kennedy); Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. (L-R) First row of standing audience members: Representative Carroll D. Kearns of Pennsylvania; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana (behind Vice President Johnson); Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; President Kennedy; James Barton “Mickey” Vernon, Manager of the Washington Senators; Joseph Cronin, President of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs; Bob Scheffing, Manager of the Detroit Tigers; General Elwood “Pete” Quesada, majority owner of the Washington Senators; unidentified observers. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and others attend opening day of the 1963 baseball season at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.; the Washington Senators hosted the Baltimore Orioles. Also pictured: Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Representative Charles A. Halleck (Indiana); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Owner of the Washington Senators, James M. Johnston; Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher; Representative Torbert H. Macdonald (Massachusetts); President of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Joseph Cronin (back to camera); Daniel Harnett and Levi Fraser, from the Washington Boys Clubs; Manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Billy Hitchcock; Manager of the Washington Senators, James Barton "Mickey" Vernon; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.