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“I understand Jacqueline Kennedy has redone the White House in eighteenth-century style. Why, then, I'd fit in perfectly.”

Quote by Barry Goldwater

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Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater, a former United States Senator, was born on January 2, 1909, and passed away on May 29, 1998. He was known for his conservative political stance and was a Senator from Arizona from 1953 to 1965. more

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