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- ↑ "2006OH111 Leg 116 | Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History". www.kentuckyoralhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2015-01-25.
- ↑ Harper uky.edu Archived 2015-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Secretary of State Kenneth F. Harper sos.ky.gov Archived 2020-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
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