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The desk, located on the Republican side of the Senate chamber, was first stocked with candy and treats by Senator George Murphy
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George Murphy! I had almost forgotten all about him. To those outside of California or not movie buffs, he was a one-term U.S. Senator from about the mid-60's to about 1970-71. He was also a movie song-and-dance man who appeared in a large number of musicals from 1930's to 1950's. I remember when he ran initially there was a lot of criticism about the qualifications of a "hoofer" to sit in the Senate. Little did California know what was to come with Reagan and Schwarzenegger...