Proclamation honoring Samantha Smith, 1983
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The Maine Legislature issued a proclamation honoring Samantha Smith, 10, of Manchester, calling her "Maine's foreign diplomat."
The proclamation noted that Smith's letter to Soviet Union leader Yuri Andropov had been published in the Communist Party newspaper Pravda and had received national attention. She had asked him his intentions about war and had advocated for peace.
Several months later, Smith and her parents, Arthur and Jane Smith, traveled to the Soviet Union as Andropov's guests.
Other Information
- Title: Proclamation honoring Samantha Smith, 1983
- Creator: Maine. Legislature
- Creation Date: 1983-04-27
- Subject Date: 1983
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Object Type: Text
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine State Museum
83 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-2301
http://www.maine.gov/museum/index.html
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LC Subject Headings
Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Correspondence
Cold War
Peace
Political activity
Letters
Smith, Samantha, 1972-1985--Travel
International relations
Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich, 1914-1984--Correspondence
Proclamations
Children and peace
People
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