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President Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

73-3009
Accession Number
73-3009
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338957132
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Baseball
Cabinet officers
First ladies
Naval officers
Presidential press secretaries
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
White House staff
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Sports; Truman - Sports - Baseball - 1949
People Pictured
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977
Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Landry, Robert B. (Robert Broussard), 1909-2000
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (seated, far right), with First Lady Bess Truman and other dignitaries at Griffith Stadium in Washington for the opening game of the 1949 baseball season. Seated in the first row of the Presidential box are, from left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Vice-President Alben Barkley, unidentified man, Mrs. Truman, and President Truman. Standing beside President Truman is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators. Seated in the second row of the Presidential box are, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and Secretary Matthew Connelly. Standing behind Mr. Connelly with a cigar in his mouth is Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
April 18, 1949