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Title
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presenting No. 1 Laker jersey to President Ronald Reagan, 1985
Contributor
Boston, Bernie
Date Created and/or Issued
June 10, 1985
1985-06-10
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Gift from Champs--Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presents No. 1 Laker shirt to President Reagan at White House today as other team members watch. Said Abdul-Jabbar: "I'm not a Republican but I am one of his constituents, so we ought to suit him up the right way."
Type
image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b2577_300986-3
ark:/21198/zz0002tpt0
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Basketball coaches--California--Los Angeles
Sports
African American basketball players
People
Government
Basketball players--United States
Riley, Pat, 1945-
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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