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Bush Follows JFK in Opening New Washington Ballpark

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press Writer
March 29, 2008


Old RFK Stadium now seems like a relic from a futurustic past, but it was considered one of baseball's most distinctive ballparks when it opened in the early 1960s. In this story, I take readers back to the first baseball game at what was then called D.C. Stadium, highlighted by JFK's opening toss. (And no, he wasn't booed.)

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