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- ↑ Beck, Joe (January 22, 1990). "Nelsen closes career chapter". Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin. p. 7. Retrieved July 25, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Nomination of Betty Jo Nelsen To Be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture". White House Press Secretary (Press release). March 16, 1992. Retrieved July 25, 2020– via The American Presidency Project.
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