sk ins , ▁play ▁at ▁home , ▁even ▁though ▁all ▁games ▁at ▁R F K ▁Stadium ▁had ▁been ▁sold ▁out ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁White ▁House ▁visit ▁ ▁Four ▁dec ades ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁This ▁occurred ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁when ▁Ob ama ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁" ne ver ▁got ▁their ▁White ▁House ▁visit ". ▁As ▁to ▁why ▁this ▁team ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁invited ▁by ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Larry ▁C son ka ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁neglect ed ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁a ▁regular ▁occurrence ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁However , ▁MS N BC ▁reported ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁deliber ate ▁sn ub ▁by ▁N ixon , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁Red sk ins ▁fan , ▁even ▁though ▁N ixon ▁owned ▁a ▁vac ation ▁home ▁in ▁nearby ▁Key ▁B isc ay ne , ▁Florida ▁and ▁tele phon ed ▁Sh ula ▁only ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁Dol ph ins ▁defeated ▁the ▁Col ts ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁A FC ▁Championship ▁game ▁to ▁suggest ▁a ▁play ▁for ▁Miami ▁to ▁use ▁in ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁VI ▁( a ▁down - and - out ▁pass ▁to ▁War field ▁which ▁was ▁broken ▁up ▁by ▁Cow bo ys ▁safety ▁Corn ell ▁Green ). ▁Ob ama ▁had ▁previously ▁invited ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁B ears