President John F. Kennedy Baseball Related Quotations

John F. Kennedy simply loved sports. He was an avid fan of his hometown Boston Red Sox but never had a chance to attend one of their games while in office. He was well known for his official appointment of a scorekeeper and stat advisor which he affectionately titled 'Undersecretary of Baseball.'

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"I think that both baseball and the country will endure." - John F. Kennedy

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Quotations From & About John F. Kennedy

"A couple of years ago, they told me I was too young to be President and you (Stan Musial) were too old to be playing baseball. But we fooled them." - 1962 All-Star Game

"I'm leaving you (Senators President Pete Quesada) in first place."

"Last year, more Americans went to symphonies than went to baseball games. This may be viewed as an alarming statistic, but I think that both baseball and the country will endure."

"What kind of garbage college is that Harvard, where they don't even teach you to write. What kind of garbage writing is this? What is this garbage autograph (JFK signed the first pitch ball)? Do you think I can go into any tavern on Chicago's south side and really say the President of the United States signed this baseball for me. I'd be run off. Take this thing back and give me something besides your garbage autograph." - Jim Rivera (Kennedy took the ball back and carefully wrote his name on it before giving it back) Rivera replied, "You know, you're all right."

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President John F. Kennedy's father, Joseph, was able to convince a London paper to carry American baseball scores so they could read the news abroad.

At the 1962 season opener,Willie Tasby hit a pop fly that headed towards the President — Dave Powers (part of Kennedy's cabinet) tried to catch the ball, but it was out of reach,

Did you know that Stan Musial openly campaigned for, financially supported, and verbally endorsed the John F. Kennedy / Lyndon Johnson ticket?