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Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Gahagan Douglas's acting career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in She (1935) inspired the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
The 1950 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7 of that year, following a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling.Republican Representative and future President Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign.
In a letter from Senator Karl E. Mundt of South Dakota, he told Nixon that "It occurs to me that if Helen is your opponent in the fall, something of a similar nature might well be produced", in reference to The Red Record of Senator Claude Pepper and a similar Democratic primary between Manchester Boddy and Helen Gahagan Douglas. [11]
Peter Mangan flips through a large folder of newspaper clippings at the Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential library as he prepares to make a donation to the library, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in ...
Madeleine Duncan Brown (July 5, 1925 – June 22, 2002) was an American woman who claimed to be a longtime mistress of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson. [2] [3] [4] In addition to claiming that a son was born out of that relationship, Brown also implicated Johnson in a conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy.
In 1948 (and 1952), she was a DNC delegate for Washington, DC, and seconded the nomination for Helen Gahagan Douglas. In 1949, she became a member of the Washington, DC, committee of the DNC. By 1953, she was heading the DNC's Office of Women's Activities, succeeding India Edwards.
Center Stage: Helen Gahagan Douglas. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-506896-2. Voorhis, Jerry (1947). Confessions of a Congressman. The Country Life Press. Voorhis, Jerry (1972). The Strange Case of Richard Milhous Nixon. Popular Library. ISBN 978-0-8397-7917-9. Other sources "A step in the wrong direction". Alhambra Tribune and News ...
During World War II, Rankin alleged that the U.S. Army's loss of a certain battle was due to the cowardice of black soldiers. Fellow Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas replied that many black soldiers had been decorated for bravery despite serving in a segregated Army. [26] Rankin was known to use the slur "nigger" on the floor of the House.