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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJFK throwing out first ball of 1961 baseball season
I see VP Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey in the background--as well as Ev Dirksen, GOP Senate Minority Leader.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)He is actually leaning away from JFK. Interesting.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,209 posts)The first Washington Senators left for Minnesota to become the Twins in 1960.
A year later, the second Washington Senators began play in 1961. They would leave DC ten years later to become the Texas Rangers.
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)The 1961 team became the Texas Rangers in 1972. (Thank You Bob Short! )JFK threw out the ball at the beginning of the 1961 season.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Senators
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)I remember seeing them come in and play the Indians. Frank Howard was their big power hitter and I remember him smacking a homer into the Bleachers at the old stadium some 435-450 feet away from Home...
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)and fled to Texas.
lastlib
(23,312 posts)GWB was on the mound, just about to give Laura a big heave; umpire runs up and says, "Uh, no, Mr. pResident, you're supposed to throw the First PITCH!!"
Kingofalldems
(38,489 posts)Iterate
(3,020 posts)and some that don't quite come to mind very quickly.
First, is that Old Man (George) Romney at right-center? I can't quite name the woman with the red hair near him, but she looks familiar. I think that would be Mike Mansfield to Dirksen's left.
Dirksen was a pain in the ass, but even ass a kid I don't remember him ever doing such hateful things as the current crop.
Ted Sorensen behind Humphrey?