Grace Coolidge, "the First Lady of Baseball", watches President Coolidge throw outthe first ball on baseball's opening day
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BASEBALL TRIVIA
Quotes and references about baseball's effect on American presidents
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Grace Coolidge was not only known as the First Lady of the United States, she was also known as “The First Lady of Baseball.” She could be found in the audience of every opening game of the World Series and at Fenway Park throughout the season. When not at a game in person, she was often at home in front of her radio listening to the game. In the 1950’s she wrote to a close friend, “I venture to say that not one of you cares a hoot about baseball but to me it is my very life.”
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American presidents were also fond of the sport, as the following article indicates.
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Source: newsday.com
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