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Tom Cole: “Don Nichols was running for the Senate. He and my mother had…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 19:53

He said, can I talk you out of academic life for one year? And you can. It was 1980 this was. We were having our discussion December of 79, and Don Nichols was running for the Senate. He and my mother had become really good friends in the state legislature. Actually. He and I were talking about. We said, you know, your mom got me going. I probably wouldn't be a Christian. She got me into that prayer circle at. (19:53–20:00)

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Asserts that Don Nichols, a political figure, was running for the Senate and had a friendship with Tom Cole's mother in the state legislature.

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