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Dear Mr. President: As an active sportsman and enthusiastic sports spectator yourself, I feel certain that you appreciate even much more than I how much the coming of major league baseball will mean to the Southeast. It will mean ever so much more if you could join with the people from all over our region to celebrate this climai\~vent in the South's long and exciting sports history - an event that was not possible until Atlanta's magnificent new municipal stadium came into being a s the fir st facility in the Southeast capable of handling major league sports. Accordingly, on behalf of the people o f Atlant a and t he Southeast, I would like to e x tend to you a most cordia l invitation to honor us with your presence on one of the two occasions when the coming of major league baseball to the ~outheast will be celebrated. The first celebration will be o n July 29, 1965 when our Atlanta St adium will be dedicated with an exhibition game between the Milwaukee Braves and the International A ll Stars. The s e cond - and much greater c e lebration - will b e when the baseball season opens in the spring of 1966. On t hat date, the Brave s will begin t heir . 2 5 y ear contrac t a s the Atla nta B raves - th e fi rst m a jor l eagu e b aseb a ll club eve r t o b e dom icile d i n the Sout h east a nd, as s uch, bring r egul a r major l eague bas e b a ll to our r egion. I most earnestly hope t h at you will b e a ble t o b e with us on one of these occasions. Sincere l y, �