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Part One: The Man Who Ruined New York

Behind the Bastards

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Governor Smith Is the Absolute Best Bill Drafter in Politics

Bob Moses was appointed secretary of state for new york in 19 27. Franklin roosevelt gets elected governor the next year, toe defeating smith. Bob moses lds it with albert smith, and in together they create what is certainly, at the time, the most centralized government in the united states. And f d r sees how effective and powerful this centralized political machine that bob, moses and smith have created, is, and he falls in love with it.

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