The Presidents And The Pastime
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The Presidents And The Pastime
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Author : Curt Smith
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2018-06
The Presidents And The Pastime written by Curt Smith and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
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's voice of authority on baseball broadcasting," starts before America's birth, when would‑be presidents played baseball antecedents. He charts how baseball cemented its reputation as America's pastime in the nineteenth century, such presidents as Lincoln and Johnson playing town ball or giving employees time off to watch. Smith tracks every U.S. president from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump, each chapter filled with anecdotes: Wilson buoyed by baseball after suffering disability; a heroic FDR saving baseball in World War II; Carter, taught the game by his mother, Lillian; Reagan, airing baseball on radio that he never saw--by "re-creation." George H. W. Bush, for whom Smith wrote, explains, "Baseball has everything." Smith, having interviewed a majority of presidents since Richard Nixon, shares personal stories on each. Throughout, The Presidents and the Pastime provides a riveting narrative of how America's leaders have treated baseball. From Taft as the first president to throw the "first pitch" on Opening Day in 1910 to Obama's "Go Sox!" scrawled in the guest register at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014, our presidents have deemed it the quintessentially American sport, enriching both their office and the nation.
Bill Clinton At The Church Of Baseball
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Author : Chris Birkett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-11-07
Bill Clinton At The Church Of Baseball written by Chris Birkett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-07 with categories.
Drawing on newly released documents from the Clinton archive and original interviews with former White House staffers, author Chris Birkett reveals how the President of the United States deployed the mythology of America's national pastime to shape some of the most fiercely contested debates of the 1990s. This is a story of the game's connections with national identity, heroism, race, and traditional American values, and how they were used by Clinton in his battles over affirmative action, welfare reform, and ethics in public life. It climaxes in the summer of 1998, when an epic home run chase between two baseball "gods," Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, acted as the cultural counterpoint to the constitutional crisis and national moral spasm induced by a sex scandal involving the President and a White House intern. Clinton diverted attention from his own moral failings by invoking an idealistic vision of a game, which itself was being corrupted by the use of performance enhancing drugs.
Major League Presidents
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Author : David Langston
language : en
Publisher: Mill City Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 2014-03-28
Major League Presidents written by David Langston and has been published by Mill City Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-28 with categories.
a Major League Presidentsais a children's book about a baseball team of US Presidents that ties in America's pastime with presidential trivia. It is written in a rhyming style and is ideal for teaching kids about the US Presidents. a a"
Memories From The Microphone
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Author : Curt Smith
language : en
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Release Date : 2021-08-03
Memories From The Microphone written by Curt Smith and has been published by Mango Media Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-03 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Voices of the Game Curt Smith is “…the voice of authority on baseball broadcasting.” ―USA Today #1 New Release in Photography, Baseball Statistics , Photo Essays, and Photojournalism In this second in a series of Baseball Hall of Fame books, celebrate the larger-than-life role played by radio and TV baseball announcers in enhancing the pleasure of our national pastime. Commemorate the 100th anniversary of baseball broadcasting. The first baseball game ever broadcast on radio was on August 5, 1921 by Harold Wampler Arlin, a part-time baseball announcer on Pittsburgh’s KDKA, America’s first commercially licensed radio station. The Pirates defeated the Phillies 8-5. An insider’s view of baseball. Now you can own Memories from the Microphone and experience baseball from author Curt Smith. He has spent much of his life covering baseball radio and TV, and previously authored baseball books including the classic Voices of The Game. Relive baseball’s storied past through the eyes of famed baseball announcers. Organized chronologically, Memories from the Microphone charts the history of baseball broadcasting. Enjoy celebrated stories and personalities that have shaped the game―from Mel Allen to Harry Caray, Vin Scully to Joe Morgan, Ernie Harwell to Red Barber. Also discover: • Images from the Baseball Hall of Fame’s matchless archive • A multi-layered narrative exploring cultural, technological, and economic trends that changed fans’ experience of the game • Anecdotes and quotes from Curt Smith’s original research • Interviews with broadcast greats • Little-known stories, such as Ronald Reagan calling games for WHO Des Moines in the 1930s • Accounts of diversity in baseball broadcasting, including the TV coverage of Joe Morgan and earlier Hispanic pioneers Buck Canel and Rafael (Felo) Ramirez • A special section devoted to the Ford C. Frick Award and inductees since its inception in 1978 Also read the first in the series of Baseball Hall of Fame books Picturing America’s Pastime.
The History Buff S Guide To The Presidents
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Author : Thomas R. Flagel
language : en
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Release Date : 2012-08-01
The History Buff S Guide To The Presidents written by Thomas R. Flagel and has been published by Sourcebooks, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Did you know that Warren G. Harding played poker in the White House at least once a week? Or that Richard Nixon was a Quaker? The History Buff's Guide to the Presidents takes a peek behind the scenes, revealing everything you ever wanted to know about the families, personal habits, and social lives of the most powerful job in the world. Author Thomas R. Flagel's unique perspective on the presidents makes this an essential book for the merely curious and hardcore history buffs alike. From George Washington to Barack Obama, Flagel's top ten lists compile the most religious presidents, the biggest scandals, and more to present a comprehensive history of the American presidents. Do You Think You Know The Presidents? Top Ten Presidential Pastimes Top Ten Most Controversial Elections Top Ten Assassinations and Attempts Top Ten Debt Presidencies Top Ten Most Influential First Ladies
Sports And The American Presidency
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Author : Adam Burns
language : en
Publisher: EUP
Release Date : 2022-11-29
Sports And The American Presidency written by Adam Burns and has been published by EUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Offers an up-to-date overview of the developing and symbiotic relationship between the nation's Commander in Chief and some of the nation's most popular pastimes
The Book Of American Pastimes
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Author : Charles A. Peverelly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866
The Book Of American Pastimes written by Charles A. Peverelly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with Athletic clubs categories.
Official Tourism Websites
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Author : Richard W. Hallett
language : en
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Release Date : 2010
Official Tourism Websites written by Richard W. Hallett and has been published by Channel View Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
This text explores tourism websites as mediums of identity construction and promotion. As interactive modes of communication, tourism websites for nations, cities, and attractions function critically in the new capitalism as calls for social action in contributing to economic and social rebirth, growth, and preservation.
The Leaders We Deserved And A Few We Didn T
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Author : Alvin S. Felzenberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-06-22
The Leaders We Deserved And A Few We Didn T written by Alvin S. Felzenberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-22 with categories.
It's a perennial pastime to compare U.S. presidents, but our current ranking systems are riddled with flaws. In The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn't), Alvin Stephen Felzenberg offers logical categories of measuring presidential performance - character, vision, competence, legacy, and so on - while assessing, for each, the best and worst we've seen. A fresh and imaginative look at how our presidents stack up against one another, The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn't) uniquely deliberates on the standard ''greats'' of our country's history, giving them the critical consideration they deserve.
Baseball Under The Lights
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Author : Charlie Bevis
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-05-19
Baseball Under The Lights written by Charlie Bevis and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-19 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Night games transformed the business of professional baseball, as the smaller, demographically narrower audiences able to attend daytime games gave way to larger, more diversified crowds of nighttime spectators. Many ball club owners were initially conflicted about artificial lighting and later actually resisted expanding the number of night games during the sport's struggle to balance ballpark attendance and television viewership in the 1950s. This first-ever comprehensive history of night baseball examines the factors, obstacles and trends that shaped this dramatic change in both the minor and major leagues between 1930 and 1990.