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Portrait of a Political Campaign
The drama of men and the melodrama of politics, circa 1936
October
1
1960
ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER
Portrait of a Political Campaign
ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER
October
1
1960
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Portrait of a Political Campaign
The drama of men and the melodrama of politics, circa 1936
October
1
1960
ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER
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