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30. William Milliken who recently passed away.

Sun Jun 21, 2020, 08:54 PM

Jun 2020

"William Grawn Milliken (March 26, 1922 – October 18, 2019) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th Governor of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he is the longest-serving governor in Michigan history, serving more than three full four-year terms from 1969 to 1983. During this period he dealt with dramatic changes to the state economy, due to industrial restructuring and challenges to the auto industry, resulting in loss of jobs and population from Detroit, the state's largest city."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Milliken

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As far as Presidents go. LW1977 Jun 2020 #3

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William Milliken who recently passed away. Kaleva Jun 2020 #30

THIS. roamer65 Jun 2020 #43

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No such thing...they all going all the way back to Hoover and the decade before are awful. Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #49