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Robert Packwood: “All of us in politics have seen natural leaders. Some of them are inside leaders, like Lyndon Johnson. Some are outside…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2015
All of us in politics have seen natural leaders. Some of them are inside leaders, like Lyndon Johnson. Some are outside leaders, like Ronald Reagan.
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Robert Packwood
Republican · Oregon

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Packwood discusses the distinction between different types of political leaders.

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