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        "Dever, Paul A. (Paul Andrew), 1903-1958",
        "Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963",
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        "Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965",
        "Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956",
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        "McKinney, Frank E. (Frank Edward), 1904-1974",
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