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608:John Peavey
519:John Warner
511:Gerald Ford
437:John Peavey
394:U.S. Senate
303:John Thomas
276:, A.A. 1927
271:, B.A. 1929
255:John Thomas
242:John Peavey
194:Nationality
130:John Peavey
82:Preceded by
75:Gerald Ford
23:Mary Brooks
1477:Categories
713:Miami News
642:References
604:Twin Falls
577:news media
385:Twin Falls
350:California
333:in 1940).
264:Alma mater
216:Republican
183:Twin Falls
155:1907-11-01
36:Betty Ford
1387:Lee Morse
1125:Linderman
1115:Linderman
992:Eva Adams
771:"Seniors"
749:"Seniors"
565:Fort Knox
521:looks on.
429:U.S. Mint
379:Marriages
375:in 1929.
373:economics
251:Parent(s)
244:(b. 1933)
222:Spouse(s)
119:1963–1969
115:In office
87:Eva Adams
67:President
58:In office
1130:Burchard
1110:Millward
1070:Boudinot
962:Archived
691:June 12,
575:and the
573:Congress
569:Kentucky
403:, was a
365:sorority
238:Children
1235:Johnson
1170:Woolley
1165:Roberts
1150:Roberts
1145:Preston
1135:Kimball
1120:Pollock
1105:Pollock
1100:Snowden
918:May 10,
409:Chicago
346:Oakland
315:Gooding
1255:Gibson
1210:Brooks
1185:Scobey
1160:Andrew
1095:Pettit
1090:Eckert
973:People
612:McCall
552:and a
411:area.
358:Moscow
311:Kansas
203:
189:, U.S.
168:, U.S.
166:Kansas
1250:Ryder
1230:Diehl
1225:Ryder
1205:Adams
1200:Brett
1190:Grant
1180:Baker
1155:Leach
1140:Leech
1080:Moore
998:31st
618:Notes
598:Death
433:Nixon
319:Idaho
307:Colby
187:Idaho
162:Colby
48:31st
1240:Fore
1220:Pope
1195:Ross
920:2011
844:2012
779:2012
757:2012
735:2012
693:2008
173:Died
145:Born
1245:Moy
563:at
473:by
371:in
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