Good question.
"Touch football" was a famous photo-op gesture of liberal social folk kero Bobby Kennedy, presidential candidate in 1968 and still an icon and emotive symbol for some Kerry supporters, no doubt.
The...uh..."Gipper" ( The Gipper ) ..., no stranger to the presidency (1980-1988), was also known to toss a football around on occasion with some effect. Particularly, when visiting colleges...like Notre Dame. Football remains a power symbol in the culture.
