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Word: undahhhwood (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1956-1956
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...Jackson County Court under the auspices of hard-knuckled Democrat Boss Tom Pendergast, Politician Truman sat with ears growing numb under his crystal-set earphones. He listened to almost every word of the 14-day, 103 -ballot convention in Madison Square Garden (Alabama-"24 votes for Oscahhh W. Undahhhwood") that finally nominated John W. Davis to run against Cal Coolidge (and Charles G. Dawes). At that convention the governor of Colorado was trampled in a melee, and the convention chairman banged so hard for order that his gavel flew apart, its head striking Delegate Herman Schoernstein squarely between the eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Man of Spirit | 8/13/1956 | See Source »

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