Play Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime. Episode 20, American Politics and Early Baseball.
For over a century, U.S. presidents have regularly rung in the new baseball year by throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day. From President Taft (the first to throw a pitch) to President Eisenhower (who initially underestimated the game’s cultural importance), learn about the relationship betwee...
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Format: | Electronic Video |
Language: | English |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses,
2019.
Kanopy Streaming, 2020. |
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Online Access: | View this video online |