Boone took the team on a preseason training trip to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where the team members got to know each other, and President Richard Nixon sent an aide, Dr. Brown, to see this integrated football team that was beginning to catch national attention. In December 1971, Nixon was quoted as saying of the Titans that "the team saved the city of Alexandria".
Boone led the team on a pre-season training excursion to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where the team members became acquainted, and President Richard Nixon dispatched an aide, Dr. Brown, to observe this unified football team that was gaining national attention. In December 1971, Nixon was quoted as saying of the Titans that "the team saved the city of Alexandria".