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Take Me Out to the Ballgame
President William Howard Taft was the first President to throw out the first ball of the baseball season on April 14, 1910. He threw a pitch to the Washington Senator's Opening Day pitcher, Walter Johnson. The next day, Taft's image dominated the sports pages.
 


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