Calling his visit to the White House "something very special and very personal" MLB manager and former player, Joe Torre said "I can't tell you how privileged I am to have been able to speak at the White House on the subject of domestic violence.
"I'm proud to be a part of this initiative. It's an issue we need to get out into the open."
Joe witnessed domestic violence first-hand growing up as a child, watching his own father abuse his mother. In 2003 in a Date Line NBC interview Torre and his brother Frank, recount an incident where his father threw his mother down the stairs when he found out she was pregnant with Torre.
"Couldn't you call the police?", asked the reporter.
"He was the police", responded Torre.
Said Torre while speaking to reporters about his efforts, "We're going to make the abusers aware that this is going to stop at some point and time."
Torre was joined by Law and Order: SVU actress Mariska Hargitay. Hear Torre's story.
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