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America鈥檚 Favorite Pastime

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The 威尼斯人娱乐场 celebrates America's favorite pastime! Baseball has played a major role throughout American history. Explore records in the  related to everything from racial integration in baseball and the Negro leagues to World Series races, Presidential first pitches, and patents that have improved the game.

 

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Highlighted Documents from the Archives

Baseball: The National Pastime in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 ebook.

The National Pastime eBook

Baseball: The National Pastime in the 威尼斯人娱乐场. This book tells the story of our national pastime through documents, photographs, audio, video, and other records preserved at the 威尼斯人娱乐场. It covers of the role of baseball during the two world wars, contract disputes, civil rights, the steroids era, Presidential involvement, improvements to the sport, Little League, Spring Training, Opening Day, and celebrations along the way.

 

Jackie Robinson in a baseball uniform

Fighting Segregation

Jackie Robinson: Beyond the Playing Field includes documents and lesson plans that focus on civil rights history and civic responsibility. Anyone interested in the life of this baseball legend will find the collection insightful. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 holds numerous records relating to Jackie Robinson, many of which pertain to his period of civil rights advocacy.

 

 

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Author lecture: 鈥淗istory of Washington Baseball鈥

A conversation with Frederic J. Frommer, author of You Gotta Have Heart: A History of Washington Baseball from 1859 to the 2012 National League East Champions.

1933 newsreel: Giants versus Senators in 1933 World Series

This series consists of the newsreel stories released by Universal Pictures; the last theatrical newsreel released in the United States. One of five major U.S. newsreels, Universal Newsreel was released in theaters from 1929 to 1967 and features an update on the series between the Giants and the Senators in the 1933 Major League Baseball World Series.

Baseball Manager Leo Durocher leads听the 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers spring training

During World War II, before feature films in military motion picture theaters, soldiers viewed highlight clips like "Dem Bums Warm Up," showing 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers team manager Leo Durocher leading infield practice at baseball's spring training.听

1959 newsreel: Dodgers win World Series

A newsreel account of the Los Angeles Dodgers' win over the Chicago Cubs in the 1959 World Series.

Richard Nixon explains his all-time all-star baseball team selections鈥

On June 30, 1972, journalist Clifford Evans interviewed President Richard Nixon in the White House for RKO General Broadcasting. This meeting was captured by recording devices in the Oval Office.

Members of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball organization visit the White House, January 3, 1973鈥

On January 3, 1973, Daniel Galbreath, Dave Giusti, and Stephen Blass visited President Richard Nixon in the White House. This meeting was captured by recording devices in the Oval Office.

Additional Videos

Feature Articles from Prologue

Beyond the Box Score: Baseball Records in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 by David A. Pfeiffer and John Vernon

Jim Crow, Meet Lieutenant Robinson: A 1944 Court-Martial by John Vernon

An Archival Odyssey: The Search for Jackie Robinson by John Vernon

Congressional Play-by-Play on Baseball by Adam Berenbak

When FDR Said "Play Ball": President Called Baseball a Wartime Morale Booster by Gerald Bazer and Steven Culbertson

The Booker T Four鈥檚 Unlikely Journey from Prison Baseball to the Negro Leagues by Timothy Rives and Robert Rives

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Exhibits

(Washington, DC)

(Washington, DC)

The Louisville Slugger (Atlanta)

If You Build It... (Atlanta)

Education - DocsTeach

 (Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library)

(Kennedy Library)

(Ford Library)

George H.W. Bush Presidential Library

 

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