“[Bill] Clinton was another president on DiMaggio’s enemies list, Engelberg said. The baseball great detested the president for everything from Whitewater to his affair with Monica Lewinsky, the magazine reported.
Refused to Shake Clinton’s Hand
DiMaggio declined to shake Clinton’s hand when the two were at Camden Yards in Baltimore in 1995 to see Cal Ripken break Lou Gehrig’s streak of consecutive games. And when Clinton called the hospital during DiMaggio’s fatal illness, the call was not put through.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=100802&page=1
Fascinating bit about DiMaggio’s dislike for Clinton, the Kennedy’s, and Sinatra. You’ve got to hand it to the guy for sticking to his principles; it would be hard to turn down a handshake or a phone call from the president.
But maybe not if you’re a living legend.