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The President is no more than a well-meaning baboon. I went to the White House directly after tea, where I found The Original Gorilla, about as intelligent as ever. What a specimen to be at the head of our affairs now.

George B. McClellan

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George B. McClellan
Age: 58 †
Born: 1826
Born: December 3
Died: 1885
Died: October 29
Former Governor Of New Jersey
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