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Tom Cole: “We moved there in 1960, November, and it was a town of about…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:26

He ended up getting a much better job offer, a Tinker. And, you know, we moved to Moore. And so I'm four blocks from the house I grew up in in Moore, Oklahoma. We moved there in 1960, November, and it was a town of about 1700 people. Today it's a town of about 65,000 people. So, I mean, we sort of grew up with the town. That's where mom got into politics. Dad did another 20 years as civilian defense worker, Tinker. (07:26–07:37)

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Asserts the population growth of Moore, Oklahoma from 1,700 to 65,000 people.

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