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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > key people in campaigns and elections > Tom Pendergast

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Tom Pendergast  

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  • ONE OF MISSOURI'S most powerful politicians during the first decades of the 20th century, Thomas Joseph “Boss Tom” Pendergast helped launch the political career of future president Harry S. Truman, but ultimately went to prison for corruption. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Pendergast, Tom]

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