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Tammany Hall  

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  • TAMMANY HALL was a Democratic political machine whose control of New York City politics persisted in varying degrees from the 1790s until the 1960s. Tammany Hall was the epitome of a political machine, in that political principles were secondary to the economic and political empowerment of members and leaders (also known as bosses). [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Tammany Hall]

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