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What would Senator George Aiken say to the president today?
"Declare victory and bring the boys home."
George Aiken
Senator from Vermont, 1966
A congressional colleague called Aiken "neither a hawk nor a dove, but a wise old owl." Aiken, who always called himself a farmer first, was a former governor of Vermont who served 34 years in the Senate. He spent $17.09 in his final reelection campaign -- all on postage to thank supporters. He retired from politics in 1975 and came home to his farm on Putney Mountain, a mile from where he was born. Aiken died in 1984.
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