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Dear EmailNation Subscriber,

The 1950 Senate race in California pitted the popular Democratic
Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas against a young Republican member of the House named
Richard Nixon. The campaign was destined to be one of the nation's most
infamous and is notable as the race that Nixon acquired his "Tricky-Dick"
moniker. Nixon waged an unrelenting red-baiting campaign, calling _Gahagan Douglas_
(http://lyra.thenation.com/t/25334/50873/589/0/) "pink right down to her
underwear." The contest is also well-known as the first "modern election" in that
dirty campaigning was married to sophisticated media technology.
Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Helen Gahagan Douglas is a new comedy/drama by
Michelle Willens and Wendy Kout that tells the true story of the infamous 1950
US Senate race in which Nixon destroyed the elegant Congresswoman (and wife
of Melvyn Douglas).
On May 1, thanks to the playwright's generosity, there will be a special May
1 reading
of the play starring Christine Lahti and James Naughton with all proceeds
going to The Nation magazine. As an added benefit Nation writer John Nichols
will be speaking at a post-reading reception. Taking place at 7:30 on May 1 at
Symphony Space in Manhattan. Click _here_
(http://lyra.thenation.com/t/25334/50873/554/0/) for info and to buy tickets.
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Best Regards,
Peter Rothberg,
The Nation
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