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US S E L LH A WKI NSI ST HES T E P S ONOFMAS T E R R GT L S ONK E E B L E S . WOODROW“ WOODY” WI . HEHASP R OUDL YS HAR E D OVERTHEYEARS, S T OR I E SOFWOODYK E E B L E SE X T R A OR DI NAR Y ’ L I F EANDMI L I T AR YS E R VI CE . I NCET HEP OS T HUMOUSA WAR DOFT HEME DALOF S R E S I DE NTG E OR GEW US HI N2 HONORBYP . B 0 0 8 , NSCONT I NUE ST OL E AR NADDI T I ONALI NHAWKI F OR MA T I ONAB OUTWOODY SHE R OI CA CT I ONSI N ’ B OT HWOR L DWARI ANDT HEK OR E ANWAR I . NSHOL DSAB I NP OL I T I CALS CI E NCE HAWKI . A. ANDANM. I NP UB L I CA DMI NI S T R A T I ONF R OM A. T HEU NI VE R S I T YOFS OUT HD AK OT AANDS E R VE S AST HES UP E R I NT E NDE NTOFS I S S E T ONA GE NCY , UR E A UOFI NDI ANA F F AI R S( SA B B I A) . HE’ F OR ME RC HAI R MANOFT HES I S S E T ONI OUXT R I B E WAHPETONS , 1 9 8 3TO1 9 9 2 . NSANDHI SL A T EWI F E R ANC L OUDNS HA VET WOS ONS HAWKI , F HAWKI , , WOODROW ANDC Y R US ANDADA UGHT E R ANA. , , DI * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
OPENI NGREMARKS :MASTEROFCEREMONIES,S 1 GT. S TC LAS SMARKS TENBERG
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