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The President's Telegrams to the Participating Teams on the Final Day of the 1967 World Series.

October 12, 1967

To the St. Louis Cardinals:

You go to bat today as true champions. If I cannot take sides, I can offer the encouragement of one who knows how it feels to face stiff opposition. May the best team win. You have already won America's pride and hearts. I will be watching with millions of your admirers and look forward to seeing you.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

[Red Schoendienst, Manager, St. Louis Cardinals, Fenway Park, Boston, Mass.]

To the Boston Red Sox:

My position imposes neutrality on this fateful day. I will try to restrain my natural sympathy for those who prove the polls wrong. Win or lose, you have won a lasting place in history and our hearts. Good luck to you all. I will be watching with the rest of America and look forward to seeing you.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

[Dick Williams, Manager, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, Boston, Mass.]

Lyndon B. Johnson, The President's Telegrams to the Participating Teams on the Final Day of the 1967 World Series. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/237421

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