BILL GATES SR., PAUL VOLCKER DEFEND ESTATE TAX

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker speaks at a news conference defending the estate tax on March 10, 2004, at the National Press Club in Washington. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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