A gale of his own making
July 22, 1974: Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge and former Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner Jr. resigns more than a year after his conviction on bribery, tax evasion and other counts.
Any career, but especially a career in politics, can be sailing along just fine until it’s suddenly swept away by a gale of one’s own making. This description applies to Kerner.
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