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Presidents as baseball card collectors?
Posted By: Bill Stone
I just returned from a trip to Hyde Park, NY. where I visited the Franklin Roosevelt home and library. It was easy to visualize FDR as a youngster sitting at his desk working on his stamp collection but it caused me to wonder if he ever collected or mentioned baseball cards? I recall the story that when FDR's Potmaster proposed a stamp honoring the centennial of baseball in 1939 that eventhough it was opposed by a poll of stamp collectors President Roosevelt over-ruled them and it was issued. Since he was a true baseball fan as an adult I just wonder if he ever mentioned collecting baseball cards as a child? - do we know if any other President ever mentioned collecting baseball cards ? |
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Presidents as baseball card collectors?
Posted By: Marc S.
George Bush Sr. |
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Presidents as baseball card collectors?
Posted By: davidcycleback
Cards, I don't know. But Nixon was a big sports fan and, as President, would write letters to Washington Redskin's Hall of Fame head coach George Allen diagramming plays he should run. Allen was a colorful and gregarious man, but was about as paranoid as Nixon. I don't know what he took of the suggestions. Allen once said he assumed other teams were spying on his team, because he had spies spying on them. The Redskin's practice field was built in the middle of the woods, with a hired guard protecting the perimeter-- all to protect against spies. |
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Presidents as baseball card collectors?
Posted By: peter chao
George Bush Jr. was on the Derek Jeter error card in this year's Topps. |
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Presidents as baseball card collectors?
Posted By: Bob Pomilla
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/03/20010330-3.html |
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Presidents as baseball card collectors?
Posted By: John J. Grillo
My understanding is that Dubya collects autographed baseballs, but I don't know about the cards, but I definitely wouldn't rule that out. |
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Presidents as baseball card collectors?
Posted By: anthony
didnt he own (or part owner) the texas rangers at one point?? he must of had an AROD rookie card somewhere... |
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