Mrs. Bronstein for President

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Mrs. Bronstein for President

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We look back on an unusual candidate from the 1964 Presidential election, Mrs. Yetta Bronstein from the Bronx. She was unusual because she didn’t actually exist; she was created by professional pranksters Jean and Alan Abel.