Governor Jesse Ventura

MIN99011602-16 JANUARY 1999 -MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA: Governor Jesse Ventura as he appears January 16 on stage at the Target Center sports complex in Minneapolis to acknowledge the crowd gathered to celebrate his innauguration. UPI bk/rw/Bruce Kluckhohn

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