Almost to the Presidency: Floyd B. Olson
Clip: Season 2004 Episode 43 | 7m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
The second in Hy Berman's summer series of Minnesotans who almost made it to the...
The second in Hy Berman's summer series of Minnesotans who almost made it to the Presidency. Now, we admit that former Minnesota governor Floyd B. Olson is a bit of stretch, but heck... he's an awfully good story and Hy likes talking about him.
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Almost to the Presidency: Floyd B. Olson
Clip: Season 2004 Episode 43 | 7m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
The second in Hy Berman's summer series of Minnesotans who almost made it to the Presidency. Now, we admit that former Minnesota governor Floyd B. Olson is a bit of stretch, but heck... he's an awfully good story and Hy likes talking about him.
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