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project. Of that $ 100,000, $ 75,000 was spent on the actual construction of the
Mansion and the other $ 25,000 was used to provide the Governor with furniture. Two years later in 1929, the Legislature would spend another $ 39,000 on landscaping and other outdoor buildings on the Mansion's property.
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would have a place to land the
President's helicopter. A concrete slab was poured quickly for the president's visit. Once President Johnson left, the slab was converted to a private tennis court. During the following decade, Oklahomans raised money for a private swimming pool in the shape of
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took office in 1935, oil was discovered on the mansion property. The
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