LZ Granderson: Should pro teams visit the White House with the country so divided?
by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times
Nov 03, 2019
3 minutes
They say history repeats itself and it's hard to argue when looking at the events that have unfolded in this country over the past week.
The Washington Nationals won the World Series and are scheduled to meet President Donald Trump on Monday. The first time the Washington Nationals went to meet the president was in August 1865 when they - along with the Brooklyn Atlantics - met President Andrew Johnson, in what is widely believed to be the first time a sports team was invited to the White House.
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