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Gov. George Leader had no tolerance for candidates and campaign operatives who misused their public platforms by twisting the truth.

CONCORD —Authors Michael J. Birkner and Mike Pride are well-known New Hampshire historians, long-standing friends, and former colleagues at the Concord Monitor. In the next issue of Historical New Hampshire,

For this, historians consistently rank him as one of the worst US presidents.