Mickey, Harmon and Sandy: Baseball During The Kennedy Years - Topeka Capital Journal (blog)
Boston is a city steeped in history. A city that sports some of the oldest buildings in America mixed in with modern architectural wonders. A city where history lurks around every corner and every nook. On a recent trip to Beantown I experienced one of Boston’s many houses of history. The place I visited this time – for the first time – was the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum and Library. The television footage and personal artifacts from the Kennedy years took me to a different time in my mind. As I walked among the halls of the classy and modern museum, I couldn’t help but think about Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Roger Maris and other major league baseball stars from that era taking hacks in batting boxes inside Comiskey Park, Tiger Stadium... Kennedy’s presidency ended on a date forever sketched in time on Nov. That day in ’63 was an entire generation’s day to remember. Therefore, after my morning trip to witness the life and times of JFK and after I spent time in the historic Omni Parker House – the hotel where Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier and featured the original Boston Crème Pie – I decided... The major leagues seasons of 1961-1963 served as a three-year span in which the Athletics represented Kansas City instead of the Royals. Source: cjonline.com
