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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers and others greet former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon; Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez; and General Manager of the Washington Senators Ed Doherty at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Boys Clubs of America's "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay; Secret Service Agents Gerald "Jerry" Behn and John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary.