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- ↑ Former State House Speaker Joseph Lansden dies at 82, The Oklahoman, November 2, 1989. (accessed July 22, 2013)
- 1 2 3 A Century to Remember Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed July 22, 2013)
