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Senators Margaret Chase Smith and Lyndon Johnson with Journalist Harry W. Flannery of Washington Reports to the People
Washington, DC
June 17, 1960
Flannery served as a radio journalist for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Objections to the Press
Senators J. Mark Trice, Milton Young, Margaret Chase Smith, Robert Griffin, and Hugh Scott
Washington, DC
January 23, 1969
Press conference for the Senate Republican Conference.
WKZO-Radio Interview
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, Michigan
November 1, 1949
Senator Smith was in Kalamazoo to speak to the local Women’s Club.
Election Day
Skowhegan, Maine
June 21, 1954
Senator Smith was challenged by Robert Jones in the Republican primary. Jones was backed by Margaret’s nemesis, Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. Smith invited reporters into her home as people went to the polls. She defeated her opponent by a nearly four-to-one ratio.
ABC-TV Interview
Washington, DC
November 8, 1963
Margaret was asked about her thoughts on the upcoming presidential election.
Two months later she would announce her own candidacy.
WLAM-Radio Broadcast
Lewiston, Maine
February 1948
Margaret fell and broke her arm while campaigning for the Senate, but continued to make her scheduled appearances after visiting the hospital.
WWDC-Radio Broadcast
Washington, DC
April 14, 1949
Margaret delivered an Easter message on world peace.
WFMZ-TV Interview
Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 15, 1991
Margaret was in the area to receive an honorary degree from Muhlenberg College.
WAZL-Radio Interview
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
May 7, 1949
In 1919 Margaret joined the Business and Professional Women’s Club (BPW), an organization focused on the issues of working women. She edited the group’s statewide newsletter, The Pine Cone, and also served as president of the Skowhegan chapter and Maine Federation. As Senator, she visited a local BPW chapter in Pennsylvania.
Major Clyde Good and Margaret Chase Smith
Los Angeles, California
December 3, 1957
Good and Smith are photographed by the press prior to breaking the sound barrier in a F-100F Super Sabre Jet built by North American Aviation.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Manchester, New Hampshire
February 23, 1964
Smith campaigning for President.
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