When people picture Jack Kemp, the Republican congressman, cabinet member, and presidential candidate who died last week, they think of Ronald Reagan’s sidekick. They envision the two men–a football player and an actor–enjoying a warm, cozy, political partnership that guided 1980s economic policy.

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