I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.


"The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time (June 8, 1962)

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I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.

I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.

I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.

I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.