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Episode 196: Honest Dick | James "Honest Dick" Tate
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Tina and Hillary cover former Kentucky State Treasurer, James "Honest Dick" Tate.
Kentucky State Treasurer James Tate was known for his honesty. But when he vanished with a stolen fortune, he triggered a nationwide manhunt proving that even the most trustworthy can have a hidden side.
Sources
Frank the Magazine
James ‘Honest Dick’ Tate: Frankfort’s most honest of dishonest men--by Roger Barlow
Lexington Herald-Leader
Fraudulent legacy of Ky. treasurer ‘Honest Dick’ Tate--by Stuart W. Sanders
Kentucky Historical Society
Tate Impeachment
Roots Web
Kentucky: A History of the State--by Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Franklin Co.
Photos
James "Honest Dick" Tate--Unknown Author (Public Domain via Wikipedia)
Kentucky Treasury Scales--from Emma Guy Cromwell; KHS Collection via Kentucky Historical Society
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