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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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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
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President John F. Kennedy at opening day of the baseball season. The verso of the photograph is stamped: "Star Staff Photo, G.C. Leach." President Kennedy is sitting in the stands, looking up at a foul ball. Sitting left to right are Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, President Kennedy, and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. The typed caption attached to the verso of the photograph reads: "Vice President Johnson casts an apprehensive eye at President Kennedy who is keeping his eye on the foul ball. The President is centered between secretary Dillon (left) and Senator Smathers, D. Florida (on the right)."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
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President John F. Kennedy at opening day of the baseball season. President Kennedy is sitting in the stands with (left to right): Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson, Louisiana Representative Hale Boggs (standing), Special Assistant Dave Powers, Special Assistant Lawrence F. O'Brien, President Kennedy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. Sitting directly behind President Kennedy are: Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg, Montana Senator Mike Mansfield, and Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen. A stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Star Staff Photo, G.C. Leach."
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson sits with other guests at the head table during the First Inaugural Salute to the President dinner commemorating the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. Left to right: Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; unidentified; co-chairmen of the dinner, Carroll Rosenbloom (owner of the Baltimore Colts football team) and Jane Shields Freeman (wife of the Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman); Vice President Johnson. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents a Congressional Gold Medal to poet Robert Frost in the Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Representative Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts; Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Erma Lee Udall (wife of Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall); President Kennedy; Secretary Udall; Senator A. Willis Robertson of Virginia; Robert Frost; Senator George Aiken of Vermont; Representative Carl Albert; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right of flag, partially hidden); Senator Benjamin A. Smith of Massachusetts (back, partially hidden); Senator Winston L. Prouty of Vermont; unidentified (partially hidden); Representative Brent Spence of Kentucky.
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President John F. Kennedy presents a Congressional Gold Medal to poet Robert Frost in the Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Representative Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts; Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Erma Lee Udall (wife of Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall); President Kennedy; Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts; Robert Frost; Secretary Udall (mostly hidden behind Frost); Senator A. Willis Robertson of Virginia; Senator George Aiken of Vermont; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden behind Senator Aiken); Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma.
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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.