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[[Dwight Eisenhower]], president of the United States from 1952 to 1960, grew up in Abilene.
 
[[Dwight Eisenhower]], president of the United States from 1952 to 1960, grew up in Abilene.
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[[Thomas Frank]], an author who is most well known for his book ''What's the Matter with Kansas?'', a look at the political history of Kansas written from a liberal perspective.
    
[[James Naismith]], inventor of the game of basketball, was a professor and coach at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
 
[[James Naismith]], inventor of the game of basketball, was a professor and coach at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
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[[Jim Ryun]], a three time Olympic gold medalist who held the world record in the mile run and served several terms in the House of Representatives, is originally from Wichita but now lives in Lawrence.
 
[[Jim Ryun]], a three time Olympic gold medalist who held the world record in the mile run and served several terms in the House of Representatives, is originally from Wichita but now lives in Lawrence.
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[[William Allen White]], a journalist who is most well known for his bitter piece of conservative satire, ''What's the Matter With Kansas?'', lived in Emporia.
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[[William Allen White]], a journalist who is most well known for his bitter piece of conservative satire, ''What's the Matter With Kansas?'', lived in Emporia. (Note: The title of the aforementioned Frank book is a reference to the article by White, which precedes Frank's book by nearly 100 years.)
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[[Thomas Frank]], an author who is most well known for his book [[What's the Matter with Kansas?]], a look at the political history of Kansas written from a liberal perspective.
      
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