Baseball

President Harry S. Truman (front-row, right) attending a baseball game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. President Truman is shaking hands with the owner of the Washington Senators, Clark Griffith (center). Standing in the second row, left to right are Press Secretary Charles Ross, Captain Robert Dennison, and Colonel Robert Landry. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front-row, center) attending a baseball game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC. He is with the owner of the Washington Senators, Clark Griffith (right). Others are unidentified.

Jackie Robinson, a star player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, interviews His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq after a baseball game. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

President Harry S. Truman (standing in the aisle, wearing hat) prepares to throw out the first baseball in the opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. between the Washington Senator and the New York Yankees. Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators, is to the right of President Truman. Seated in the first row are Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, and Mrs. Bess W. Truman. Seated in the second row are Captain Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left), in the oval office, receives tickets to the opening baseball game of the Washington Senators and an alligator handbag and baseball pass for Bess W. Truman from Clark Griffith (right), President of the Washington Senators.

President Harry S. Truman attends the opening baseball game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. between Washington and New York. Standing, left to right in front row: Unidentified woman, General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, First Lady Mrs. Bess W. Truman, President Truman, unidentified man. In the second row, from left to right are: Colonel Robert Landry, Captain Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attends the opening baseball game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees. Seated in the front row, left to right: Unidentified woman, General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, President Truman. In the second row, left to right are: unidentified man, Colonel Robert Landy, Captain Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman tosses a baseball from the stands to open the baseball season. Two unidentified baseball players are also on hand. Front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman attends the first baseball game of the year at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. The game is between Washington and New York. Seated in first row, left to right are: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, and President Truman. Seated in the second row, left to right are: Colonel Robert Landry, Captain Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left), in the Oval Office, receives tickets to a baseball game and an alligator handbag for Mrs. Truman from Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators baseball team.