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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 and others listen to the national anthem during the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Special Counsel 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; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Special Assistants to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien and David F. “Dave” Powers; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; General Manager of the Washington Senators baseball team Ed Doherty; Secret Service Agents Gerald "Jerry" Behn and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers and majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada stand next to the President. The row in front of the President includes (L-R) 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 George Smathers of Florida; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; General Manager of the Washington Senators baseball team Ed Doherty; Secret Service Agent 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 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.