Tommy Thompson: “I still own the farm that my great grandfather homesteaded…”

“And he was quite liberal and Irish American. And his great grandfather came over here in 1869, was the first white Settler. And I still own the farm that my great grandfather homesteaded in 1869. That's good. You still get out on a tractor pretty often. I run a big farming operation. Thank the good Lord and a lot of luck. I have 1700 acres.” (13:49–13:55)

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