Independent presidential candidate John Anderson

Independent presidential candidate John Anderson makes a point as he addresses a group of Hispanics here 6/28/1980. Anderson said that Ronald Reagan and President Carter are playing politics with their tax cut plans. (UPI Photo/Valerie Hodgson/Files)

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