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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 throws the first pitch of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Those looking on include Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; 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; 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; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Secret Service Agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn.
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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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17462
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.