Stassen’s Son, Obama Fan, Recalls Conventions Past

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Roll Call Contributing Writer
Sept. 3, 2008, 12 a.m.

In 1940, young Minnesota Gov. Harold Stassen (R) gave the keynote address at the Republican National Convention that vaulted him into the national political spotlight. His son Glen was only 4 years old at the time, but he would have a front-row seat for his father’s long political career.



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