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Bucky

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9. Never put too much credit to Millard Fillmore. He was a WINO, you know

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 03:57 AM

Feb 2020

A Whig in Name Only. Lincoln consulted with him on how the navigate the crisis, right after being elected in 1860. Not sure what advice the ol' Wool Carder gave Lincoln, but it's hard to argue against success.

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