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30. Wasn't it LBJ who said, "I'd rather have him on the inside pissing out

Reply to kskiska (Reply #23)

Fri May 12, 2017, 04:58 PM

May 2017

than on the outside pissing in."?

I think every president wanted to fire Jedgar, but they didn't dare.

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