The presidents and the pastime : the history of baseball and the White House / Curt Smith.
"The Presidents and the Pastime draws on Curt Smith's extensive background as a former White House presidential speechwriter to chronicle the historic relationship between baseball, the "most American" sport, and the U.S. presidency. Smith, who USA Today calls "America'...
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Beginnings; 2. Power of Two; 3. Triple Play; 4. "The Champ"; 5. The Accidental President; 6. "From the Heart of America"; 7. "The First Irish Brahmin"; 8. Larger Than Life; 9. Nixon's the One; 10. "Friendship, a Perfect Blendship!"; 11. From Softball to Hardball; 12. The Gipper; 13. The Baseball Lifer; 14. Our Man Bill; 15. W.; 16. The Pioneer; 17. The Donald and the Game; Bibliography; Index; About Curt Smith; Illustrations.