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May 7, 2018 · When Lady Bird died in 2007, The Guardian noted in her obituary: “[Lyndon] Johnson was so casual in his affairs with Alice Glass and his congressional colleague Helen Gahagan Douglas that...
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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).
Once when Lady Bird was first lady, Helen Gahagan Douglas, the former congresswoman and onetime mistress of LBJ’s, hosted a gathering of liberal Democratic women in New York. It was a...
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One of his affairs which was conducted in public view was with a former actress and later congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas. Their affair was considered an “open secret” among insiders on Capitol Hill and the Washington press.
The 83-year-old Caro also explains why he covers just two of LBJ’s affairs in detail—with Alice Glass, the wife of Johnson’s mentor, Charles Marsh, and with California congresswoman Helen...
To appeal to more conservative voters, Helen agreed to start using her husband’s last name. From then on, she was known as Helen Gahagan Douglas. Helen focused her campaign on important issues of the day. She promoted the New Deal’s social services and Roosevelt’s leadership in World War II.
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Jul 31, 2020 · It turns out that another member of Congress — long before Lewis or Harris came along — also tried to ban lynching more than 75 years ago: Helen Gahagan Douglas, an actress-turned-Democratic...
