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Word: rayburn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2010-2019
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Usage:

...have no one to raise a fuss over my neckties and my haircuts, my shoes and my clothes generally." He still had plenty of friends left in Washington; it's just that he was finding, as every President finds, that many of them lose their minds. House Speaker Sam Rayburn warned him about it: "Sycophants will stand in the rain a week to see you and will treat you like a king," he said. "They'll come sliding in and tell you you're the greatest man alive - but you know and I know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama After One Year: The Loneliest Job | 1/25/2010 | See Source »

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