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22. He'd been in politics for more than 30 years by then.

Sat May 21, 2016, 02:37 PM

May 2016

It wasn't the big surprise that history has revised it to be. He'd been politically active since the 1940s, campaigned for Truman in 1948, was politically involved for the next three decades, and was extremely well-connected. By the time he ran for president, particularly the second time, he had a political machine that would rival nearly anyone.

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