Opening day pictures (and a few others) from Michael Beschloss

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Ted Williams as John Glenn’s wingman during Korean War:

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Red Sox at White Sox, Chicago--Ted Williams about to bat, 1957: #Scherschel

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28-year-old JFK on Opening Day at Fenway with Ted Williams, Eddie Pellegrini, Hank Greenberg, 1946: #JFKL

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Yale baseball captain George H.W. Bush, with Babe Ruth, 1948: #AP

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Nixon, with Washington Senators manager Ted Williams, throws at RFK, 1969: #Getty

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Eisenhower throws first ball 1953, with Senate Minority Leader Lyndon Johnson at left: #NARA

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LBJ watches JFK make first pitch, Griffith Stadium DC, 1961: #JFKL

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FDR, Opening Day first pitch, Griffith Stadium DC, 1936: #AP

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Calvin Coolidge throws first pitch 1924: #AP

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Harry Truman throws first pitch, 1949: #Keystone

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[farmbo]

1. Dang... Harry Truman was a Southpaw.

Who knew?

And I know it was during Prohibition, but somebody, please, get Calvin Coolidge a beer.

[badhair77]

2. Thanks. I've never seen most of these pictures.

Great choices.

[magicarpet]

3. This year they told the pResident to take a hike and get lost,...

.... then handed the ball to Dr. Anthony Fucci to play baseball.

[Submariner]

4. Bleacher seats for 75 cents, even for double-headers

My Dad would take me to Fenway to sit in the bleachers near Ted Williams and the volatile Jimmy Piersall, where there would be a lot of outfield action, especially when the f*&$% Yankees were in town, and especially when Mickey and Yogi were at bat.

Thanks for a trip down memory lane.