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23. Juni 2023 · On the first day of June 1950, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican from Maine, gave a speech on the floor of the Senate that sounded the first shot in the fight against McCarthyism. Entitled “Declaration of Conscience,” the address was a response to the growing assault on individuals and freedoms led by Senator Joseph McCarthy and ...
Classic Senate Speeches. June 1, 1950. One of the most noted early challenges to Joseph R. McCarthy 's charges of Communists in government was made by Margaret Chase Smith of Maine in her "Declaration of Conscience" speech in June 1950. In the controversial aftermath of Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia, Maine Senator ...
M argaret C hase S mith. Declaration of Conscience. delivered 1 June 1950, Washington, D.C. click for pdf. M r. President: I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition. It is a national feeling of fear and frustration that could result in national suicide and the end of everything that we Americans hold dear.
In the general election, held on September 13, 1948, she squashed her Democratic opponent with 71 percent of the vote. In January 1949, Margaret Chase Smith launched a successful 24-year Senate career, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. Not content to be limited to “female issues,” she proved that women could ...
26. Juli 2016 · A day in the life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith as she considered whether to run for president. (Local Identifier: 263.1588) When Margaret Chase Smith decided to run for president in 1964, it was with apparent reluctance. Her principles dictated that she not miss time on the job as a senator, nor would she accept donations for her campaign ...
Whether it be a criminal prosecution in court or a character prosecution in the Senate, there is little practical distinction when the life of a person has been ruined.” –Senator Margaret Chase Smith, 1950 Although Senator Smith does not name anyone in this quotation, she is most likely referring to a. Dwight Eisenhower. b. Joseph Welch.
Margaret Chase Smith (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate, and the first woman from Maine to serve in either. She was also the first woman to have her name placed in ...
