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9. It doesn't appear there were any choices; you could list whoever you wanted

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 04:08 PM

6 hrs ago

Put me down for Barack Obama. He's a real-life version of all the people Horatio Alger wrote about.

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Any women on the candidate list? RockCreek 6 hrs ago #1

Pls see #3 below SheltieLover 6 hrs ago #4

Love that one! RockCreek 6 hrs ago #7

No idea. All males, no doubt. SheltieLover 6 hrs ago #8

No women were included. Eleanor Roosevelt is an American icon MerryBlooms 6 hrs ago #10

Yes, was CSPAN MerryBlooms 6 hrs ago #11

I've watched this series 2xs, now will again. Good reminder of MerryBlooms 6 hrs ago #12

King Solly Mack 6 hrs ago #2

Write in: Eleanor Roosevelt SheltieLover 6 hrs ago #3

No contest, MLK. Passages 6 hrs ago #5

Where's Jimmy Carter? lame54 6 hrs ago #6

John Trudell--Santee Sioux Nation Ghost of Tom Joad 6 hrs ago #13