Presidents At Griffith Stadium
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William Howard Taft watched the Senators bow to the ChiSox, August 13, 1912
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Woodrow Wilson opens the season at Griffith Stadium, April 20, 1916
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Future President Hoover (l) and current President Harding and wives, 1922
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Calvin Coolidge gets to meet pitcher Walter Johnson, June 18, 1925
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Hoover again, now as President. Opening Day, 1929, at Griffith Stadium
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Players jump for the "first ball", tossed by Franklin D. Roosevelt at the All-Star Game, July 7, 1937
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Harry S. Truman throws out first ball at the season opener, April 15, 1952
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John F. Kennedy throws out the first ball, Opening Day, April 10, 1961
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