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![Trump Inauguration on Twitter: "Our 8th president, Martin Van Buren had the nickname "Old Kinderhook." This led to today's expression, "OK." #TrumpInaugural #MAGA https://t.co/jjv9wvz7rA" / Twitter Trump Inauguration on Twitter: "Our 8th president, Martin Van Buren had the nickname "Old Kinderhook." This led to today's expression, "OK." #TrumpInaugural #MAGA https://t.co/jjv9wvz7rA" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C0TGO90XgAQHqPR.jpg)
Trump Inauguration on Twitter: "Our 8th president, Martin Van Buren had the nickname "Old Kinderhook." This led to today's expression, "OK." #TrumpInaugural #MAGA https://t.co/jjv9wvz7rA" / Twitter
![The Earliest Use of the Term “OK” We Have Ever Seen It also settles the dispute about whether the Democrats and their Whig opponents were referring to Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren The Earliest Use of the Term “OK” We Have Ever Seen It also settles the dispute about whether the Democrats and their Whig opponents were referring to Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/780/150/1351150780.0.l.jpg)
The Earliest Use of the Term “OK” We Have Ever Seen It also settles the dispute about whether the Democrats and their Whig opponents were referring to Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren
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