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24 de jun. de 2024 · Helen Mary Gahagan Douglas (born Nov. 25, 1900, Boonton, N.J., U.S.—died June 28, 1980, New York, N.Y.) was an American actress and public official whose successful stage career was succeeded by an even more noteworthy period as a politician.
28 de jun. de 2024 · Republican Representative and future President Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign.
21 de jun. de 2024 · A bit of history: Helen started off as a wealthy Brooklyn-born, Irish-American Republican. With big dreams, she became a star on Broadway, where she played opposite her eventual husband—and the man...
Hace 5 días · After Johnson's innovation of using a helicopter to campaign, other candidates followed suit. In the 1950 United States Senate election in California, Democratic nominee Helen Gahagan Douglas, who was close to Johnson, also employed one in her unsuccessful campaign against Richard Nixon.
Hace 4 días · The 1950 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Harry S. Truman 's second term as president. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and four special elections were held to fill vacancies. As with most 20th-century second-term midterms, the party not holding the presidency made significant gains.
24 de jun. de 2024 · "Douglas, Helen Gahagan" published on by Oxford University Press. Douglas's father was a wealthy engineer and she grew up in Brooklyn. Educated at Barnard College, she pursued her ambition to become an actress by appearing in plays even during her college years.
26 de jun. de 2024 · Helen Gahagan Douglas was a successful Broadway actress, opera singer and movie star, as well as a three term U.S. Representative to Congress. She led a truly exemplary life and was everything Dick Nixon was not.
