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Guest Commentary: A Look at the NFL, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ the Super Bowl, Patriotism and Dissent

When NFL Commissioner Elmer Layden visited the White House in August 1945, no sitting president had ever attended a professional football game. World War II was coming to a close and the commissioner presented President Harry Truman with a golden pass to any game on any day.  Pro football was still in its infancy. The NFL […]

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