Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17473
President John F. Kennedy signs a baseball at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Those looking on include Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon; Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Secret Service Agent John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground).