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When Gahagan Douglas defeated Boddy for the nomination, Downey endorsed the Republican U.S. Representative Richard Nixon. Fellow Representative John F. Kennedy quietly donated money to Nixon's campaign against Gahagan Douglas, the two sharing similar views on the threat of communism.
Helen’s Republican opponent in the Senate race was Richard Nixon. Nixon was a young California Congressman who served on HUAC and had White House aspirations. Instead of focusing on politics, Nixon’s campaign centered on personal attacks.
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Apr 14, 2016 · Helen Gahagan Douglas lost the Senate election to Richard Nixon by about 700,000 votes. With this defeat, Helen gave up on public office.
The signal to Richard Nixon as he prepared to take on Helen Gahagan Douglas was unmistakable. Adding to the drama, the uncertainty, and the national significance of the Nixon-Douglas...
Nov 16, 2009 · Nixon’s victory over Helen Gahagan Douglas was one of the nastiest in history, and a prototype for today's GOP smear tactics. In an exclusive excerpt from The Pink Lady, Sally Denton...
- Sally Denton
American actress, opera singer, and liberal Democratic Congressional representative, who ran unsuccessfully against Richard Nixon and his infamous campaign. Name variations: known as Helen Gahagan from 1900 to 1931, as Helen Gahagan Douglas after 1931.
Jan 7, 2010 · Sally Denton’s new biography of Helen Gahagan Douglas, the actress turned New Deal politician, starts on a lyrical note — “Her life would begin and end in sun-filled rooms” — and never really...
