Who will be the Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2008?

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2?

Warren G. Harding - 1915-1921
Harry S. Truman - 1935-1945
John F. Kennedy - 1953-1960
Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-1961
Richard M. Nixon - 1950-1953

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When this discussion comes up, most people don't count Truman, Johnson, and Nixon because they got "promoted" to Vice President. The issue at hand is what was the highest political office a person held before becoming President.