On April 4, 1968, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot to death and the opening of the season was delayed in deference. President Lyndon Johnson missed the late home opener and Hubert Humphrey attended in his place.
Did you know that President Lyndon Johnson was supposed to throw out the first pitch at the Astrodome game he attended on April 9, 1965, but he arrived late.
When the National Guard was called into Washington D. C. during President Lyndon Johnson's term, Ed Brinkman from the Washington Senators was activated.