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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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