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Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president.

Jesse Jackson

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Jesse Jackson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: October 8
Activist
Civil Rights Advocate
Human Rights Activist
Pastor
Politician
Greenville
South Carolina
Jesse Jackson
Sr.
Jesse Louis Jackson
Sr.
Jesse Louis Jackson
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Reagan
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If you wear a hoodie but aren't registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance.
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