(L-R) President Donald Trump, West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, and Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Ted Carter, during the playing of the national anthem before the start of the Army-Navy NCAA college football game in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2018. Susan Walsh/AP Photo
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis attended the annual Army-Navy college football game on Dec. 8.
The teams have played 119 games against each other. An American president is occasionally on hand to watch the game, view the national anthem, and partake in the coin toss.
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