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Word: longtail (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...campaign catch phrase: "Hitch up them mules, boy, it ain't a goin' to rain." Speaking at the stately white capitol, he pawed absently at his cutaway, as though feeling for pockets. When the crowd roared, he drawled: "I forgot it was one of those longtail jobs. Just every four years is all I'm used to wearing it." South Carolina. With no parade, ball or fanfare, George Bell Timmerman Jr., 42, was sworn in as governor by his father, a federal judge. His oath of office included a promise that he would not fight a duel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE STATES: Five Governors | 1/31/1955 | See Source »

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