Franklin pulled Richardson to the square-leg boundary where he was caught two-handed low down by Alexei Kervezee before Taylor, top scorer in Gloucestershire's first innings with 71, swung across the line against a delivery which kept low.

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Such portrayals came out of the square-jawed, warrior presidency forged by Franklin Roosevelt and perpetuated by Truman and Eisenhower.

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