Keywords: Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897-
Item 9820
Margaret Chase Smith as a baby, 1898
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1898 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 12114
Margaret Chase Smith for President Campaign Button, 1964
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1964 Location: Skowhegan Media: Metal backed pin with plastic coated photograph
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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
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Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.
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