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Steve Cohen: I remember back in the 1980s I was in the Tennessee Senate, and a fellow came up to me and he told me that this man…

On the recordNovember 18, 2013
I remember back in the 1980s I was in the Tennessee Senate, and a fellow came up to me and he told me that this man named Frank Gorrell was representing this company and they were going to have phones like Dick Tracy, and everybody was going to have one, and I thought he was absolutely out of his mind.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen reflects on past skepticism about technological advancements.

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