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TIME Covers Margaret Chase Smith’s Presidential Debate
TIME’s writer Melissa August cites Margaret Chase Smith’s presidential debate against Eleanor Roosevelt as “the first televised presidential debate.”
TIME’s writer Melissa August cites Margaret Chase Smith’s presidential debate against Eleanor Roosevelt as “the first televised presidential debate.”