President Coolidge on the 1924 World Series
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The 1924 World Series, a seven-game thriller between the Washington Senators and New York Giants, was a true “Fall Classic.”
As an ardent fan of our national pastime – though not quite as much as the First Lady – President Calvin Coolidge was so moved by an action-packed game 7 and the heroics of pitcher Walter Johnson that he immediately dashed off an official White House statement on the ’Series, an exemplar of the greatness of baseball.
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“President Coolidge on the 1924 World Series” features Ben Jones as the President. Text from the October 10, 1924, official statement from the White House.
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