Griffith, Clark (Clark Calvin), 1869-1955
Margaret and Bess Truman Vote for Baseball All Stars
Bess and Margaret Truman at Baseball Game
Margaret Truman (second from left) and Bess Truman (second from right) attend a baseball game with Margaret's friend, Drucie Snyder Horton (left), daughter of former Treasury Secretary John Snyder, and Drucie's husband John Horton (third from left). Also present is Clark Griffith (right), owner of the Washington Senators. All others unidentified.
President Truman Opening the Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium
Truman Throws First Ball 1951 Opener
President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first pitch at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson.
Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium
Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium
Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium
Truman Opening Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium
President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with Vice President Alben Barkley at Washington, D.C.'s Griffith Stadium, on the occasion of the opening game of the 1950 baseball season, as other dignitaries look on. Standing in the front row of the presidential box are, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Vice-President Barkley, and Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith (in light-colored hat, with his arm on Barkley). All others are unidentified.