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James R. Thompson at Chicago Political Rally #193578756
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James R. `Big Jim' Thompson, Illinois governor, wades into a crowd at a campaign rally in Chicago in October, 1980. Thompson, a moderate Republican, was an attorney and prosecutor before beginning along tenure as governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1991. He had a powerful 6-foot, 6-inch frame and a magnetic presence. Thompson died from a heart attack on August 14, 2020.
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