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Baseball legend and hall of famer Willie Mays walks with President George W. Bush as he acknowledges a standing ovation from the crowd Sunday, July 30, 2006, upon their arrival for the Tee Ball on the South Lawn game between the Thurmont Little League Civitan Club of Frederick Challengers of Thurmont, Maryland, and the Shady Spring Little League Challenger Braves of Shady Spring, West Virginia. Mays was the honorary Tee Ball commissioner for the game. Photo credit: Paul Morse, White House
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