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Image: President John F. Kennedy Throws the First Pitch of the 1962 Baseball Season

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Description: President John F. Kennedy throws the first pitch of the 1962 baseball season. (L-R) Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; President Kennedy; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois (looking over President Kennedy’s shoulder); Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Joseph Cronin, President of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon (seated in front); General Elwood “Pete” Quesada, majority owner of the Washington Senators; Bob Scheffing, Manager of the Detroit Tigers. Those partially visible in back include Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn and Senator George Smathers of Florida. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C. Series: Abbie Rowe White House Photographs, 12/6/1960 - 3/11/1964 Collection: White House Photographs, 12/19/1960 - 3/11/1964
Title: President John F. Kennedy Throws the First Pitch of the 1962 Baseball Season
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Author: Abbie Rowe
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