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Audience members at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and others watch the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Postmaster General J. Edward Day; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Senator George Smathers of Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy and others laugh during the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois.
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President John F. Kennedy reads "The Sporting News" with Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers 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 Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Secret Service Agents Gerald “Jerry” Behn (partially hidden) and John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary.
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President John F. Kennedy reads "The Sporting News" with Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers 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 Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Secret Service Agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary (both at right with heads turned).
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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. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers, along with a reporter, looks on. General Manager of the Washington Senators Ed Doherty stands behind President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy signs a baseball during the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers and General Manager of the Washington Senators Ed Doherty look on. Audience includes Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma.
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President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers greet former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon and Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota.
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President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers greet former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon and Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes General Manager of the Washington Senators Ed Doherty; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay.
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President John F. Kennedy reads "The Sporting News" with Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers 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 Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff.
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President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers greet former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon and Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); General Manager of the Washington Senators Ed Doherty; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay.
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President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers greet former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon and Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Others in audience include Boys Clubs of America’s "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); Senator George Smathers of Florida (signing baseball); Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; Secret Service Agent Gerald "Jerry" Behn.