[Ads-l] Quote: Never be the brightest person in the room; then you can=?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=99t_?=learn anything. (UNCLASSIFIED)

[MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY FUTURES COMMAND (USA)]

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From newspaper accounts (search "George Wallace" + "smartest man"), it appeared to be part of his regular stump speech from late 1971 to the end of the campaign.

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> Looks like the George Wallace story appeared in Newsweek; the first match says is probably on March 27, 1972.
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> You may quote me--the politicians: an analytical anthology of the ...
> https://books.google.com/books?id=-HgaAQAAIAAJ
> Mildred A. Paysinger - 1974 - ‎Snippet view And I said, 'No, sir, I'm not the smartest man in the country. I'm not the smartest man in Alabama.
> But I am the smartest man on this television show!' " Governor George Wallace (Source: Newsweek,
> 3-27-72) Are the American middle class, the ...
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> Newsweek
>  - Volume 79, Issues 10-17 - Page 24
> https://books.google.com/books?id=X_TjAAAAMAAJ
> 1972 - ‎Snippet view - ‎More editions
> And I said, "No, sir, I'm not the smartest man in the country. I'm not the smartest man in Oregon. I'm not the smartest man in Alabama. But
> I am the smartest man on this television show!" George Wallace is smart enough, but far and away his ...
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> On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 10:30 AM MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY FUTURES COMMAND (USA) <0000099bab68be9a-dmarc-
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