Saturday, August 30, 2003

Tradition

Press gaggle:

On Tuesday, the President will participate in the presentation of the first game football of the 2003 NFL season. The commissioner of the NFL and representatives of the Washington Redskins and the New York Jets will be on hand in the Oval Office to present him with the traditional game ball of the first game.

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Q Claire, how old is this tradition of the first game football of the 2003 NFL season?

MS. BUCHAN: I don't know. I think it's been done before.