Throwback Photo of the Day: President Taft throws a ceremonial first pitch to Walter Johnson

President William Howard Taft held the highest executive office in the land from 1909 to 1913. He's remembered as a trust-buster who helped establish a federal income tax with the adoption of the 16th Amendment. Our 27th president was also the first to throw out a ceremonial first pitch while in office.
Taft's first presidential first pitch came on April 14, 1910, when he tossed a ball to Walter Johnson to mark the beginning of the Washington Senators' season.
Presidential first pitches became tradition after that day in 1910. Taft reprised his role in 1911, but had his vice president fill in for him in 1912 during the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson took the torch and a long line of successors followed.
Decades later, Johnson still cherished that first ball he caught from (and had signed by) President Taft:
"To Walter Johnson with hope that he may continue to be as formidable as in yesterday's game. William H. Taft."