born adopted variation november july american actress political figure wife businessman politician lady michigan republican_party nominee michigan youngest son governor massachusetts republican presidential nominee born logan utah raised salt_lake_city went day developed interest drama met attended graduating studied acting new_york went hollywood bit player appeared number films metro mayer turning contract offer married couple children stay home mother eventually living michigan success business politics popular lady michigan frequent speaker events civic groups involved charitable volunteer cultural organizations including high positions active lifelong member asset husband presidential campaign advocate greater involvement women business politics urged husband state republican_party officials run popular term democratic incumbent senator struggled establish candidate apart husband failed capture support conservatives party narrowly defeating state senator party primary difficulties continued general election lost hart margin returned volunteer activities 1970s including boards jews gave speeches organizations early life education born november logan utah second daughters née father born birmingham england mother born idaho colonial english ancestry distant french roots sisters older younger family belonged father converted england come maternal grandmother pioneers father worked manufacturer mother prominent local charities raised salt_lake_city house located fifteenth south played member girls club attended strong interest drama junior year senior high school family struggled financial failure debt reach terms social standing pursued point studying nearby junior college senior graduated high school years attended years george went england scotland serve missionary making promise kiss anybody away university member attractive young women chosen welcome salt_lake_city following historic spirit flight featured page salt lake telegram result later year strength friendship senator appointed president serve new family moved washington transferred graduated degree english literature june spending years total college george returned missionary stint soon followed washington acting career mother wanted explore theatrical career marrying aunt offered encouragement assistance moved new_york enrolled study acting taught system school founder found experience inspiring student productions starred roles appeared roles plays received performance award talent scouts attending productions impressed received offer perform series shakespeare radio programs metro mayer hollywood apprentice actress contract decided despite arguments threatened george visiting weekends job arranged transferred los_angeles september couple engaged inch slender woman skin naturally colored hair earned bit parts hollywood included appearing fashionable young french woman film film tailor man appeared films starred stand trained voice valuable dawn talking pictures era worked voice actor animated cartoons parts speaking cats dogs appeared promotional film clip mgm star dog george long time jealousy contact men worse met stars like reaction attempts control threatened break engagement months hollywood opportunity sign year contract mgm worth options picked dismayed aspects hollywood including studio request pose photos constant gambling extras found long waits shots read novels set pass time finally convinced ahead marriage return washington worked earning month independent women time later stated regrets giving movies time said choice marriage acting career acting career couldn stand george later consider successful seven year courtship greatest sales achievement marriage family married july salt lake temple wedding reception house attended guests washington cultural hosting skills father social political connections helped george business career couple met prominent washington figures george called host short notice parties hosted minute weekly program washington famed radio station selected read poems staff announcer introduced directed student plays couple child known born difficult stay home mother second daughter jane followed family moved detroit michigan area george took job rented house michigan years bought woods section detroit couple son known born couple child doctors told probably pregnant survive begun process adopting war orphan living switzerland pregnant difficult pregnancy lying month hospital stretch delivery known born birth required subsequently refer miracle baby family moved affluent michigan suffered health crisis blood wrong type life danger recovered george named president chairman time bad attack left movement left arm years rest family took couple spent summers cottage canadian shore slipped disk suffered gave trouble caused switch golf swimming main exercise couple marriage reflected aspects personalities courtship george devoted tried bring flower day single rose love note george strong blunt personality winning arguments force self controlled willing push couple grandchildren later nickname end allow settle arguments finally accepting wanted nature later recalled wanted little later reserved private controlled nature george traits got lady michigan husband decided enter electoral politics running governor michigan said family supported know difficult easy dedicated better government played productive role campaign making speeches groups republican women time unusual women campaign separately husbands given task campaigning rural naturally republican areas focused naturally democratic detroit area following george victory november state lady new role said goal real breakthrough human relations bringing people people like george women interesting role don expect society leader holding series meaningless proved popular lady frequent speaker events civic groups known useful political career business like husband public appearances sundays elected campaigned frequently played active partisan role party michigan lady knew policy positions official aides went state trips gave speeches sudden events unable attend time impression grew public biographer concluded considerably lady women liberation movement voices burning male pigs relaxed sexual talk new morality saying morality discuss morality old hills advocate involvement women business politics telling audiences state women men great decisions facing nation added women represent reservoir public service hardly tapped explicitly criticized phrase turn tune drop saying kind philosophy instead urged young people think outside greater self told high school audience right rebel sure greater devout faithful taught sunday school lessons church years including stint early 1960s teaching year olds views social issues liberal republican_party appeared stage march issue policy time allow black people lay clergy defended church saying church taught negro equal person accept member detroit said resign club dropped policy barring black guests eating dining room husband presidential campaign continued exert influence helped problematic temper check adept campaigning appearing ease speaking lively fluent manner notes audiences types associated_press wrote probably new_hampshire primary circuit including candidates new_york_times wrote action watch authentic stand spell view seasoned politicians far effective speaker wife national candidate recent memory select group political wives win votes husbands speeches contacts campaign went george fell far republican rival richard_nixon polls withdrew february took place continued health difficulties visiting medical centers country unable clear diagnosis specialist attributed problems failure absorb sufficient calcium given week shots found food spent time chicago suffered injury outside house year fell suffered shoulder turned october hospitalized seeing bone mineral specialist worked behalf volunteer organizations number years chair starting member special committee national board directors member national advisory board held high positions child guidance study association children michigan association emotionally disturbed children worked chair active boston_globe later characterized pillar detroit society campaign presidential election named secretary administration newly elected president nixon enthusiastic leaving michigan return washington decades away said wife wants husband state federal government develop creative ideas couple grandchildren election michigan state republicans looking run democrat term incumbent hart heavily favored win election republicans thought vulnerable ideological grounds liberal owing anti war protest arrest involving wife mentioned possible candidate nixon good relations personally policy grounds decided wanted administration want fire hatched plot run senate race george came idea running sprung children end began mentioned republicans professed want run candidate found minority leader michigan thought unite state party different factions governor succeeded george eager power opposed notion achieved good reputation campaigning husband behalf suspected senate candidacy stalking horse keeping george options open sentiments exacerbated george completely rule possible race state party system series meetings leaders order declare consensus candidate party support primary election initial february meeting faced opposition liberal representative conservative state senator meeting contentious helping block ballots unable reach majority needed consensus nod february formally entered contest republican nomination senate seat george successfully pressured endorse gained bad publicity exposed actions party meeting march won percent leaders gained consensus candidate position talk george running ended continue run ensuing primary contest effort emphasized gender saying campaign theme voice understanding concerned woman needed billboards featuring face reference political party thin described husband worried weight issued half hour campaign film featured endorsements national state party leaders celebrities showcased family role concern people contrast emphasized edge political experience derided concern criticized said trying force statewide office vietnam war called withdrawal american troops end characterized war disastrous troubled ongoing said elected vote cut funds nixon pledge withdraw end month issues took overly broad appeared come multiple sides conservative wing party trusted husband reaction largely male press corps tended deal way identified stories photo initially heavily favored campaign failed gain momentum polls showed close race response shifted ads focus stands issues august primary won narrow victory percent vote compared percent general election lost prestige divided party campaign resources partly drained primary fight incumbent beginning issued position papers emphasized themes dealing crime social advocated national healthcare plan increased attention environmental damage caused industry personal attacks hart woman running year traveling state chartered making stops day perception grew vision senator race wife response said point stand substitute campaign material continued refer negatively impacted primary general election fallout husband effort secretary enforce housing integration warren michigan consistently far ahead polls hart staged low key campaign public appearances ignored acted private children campaigned including took student leave work driver advance man schools county summer visited michigan counties george washington time publicly campaign campaign final day november general election hart won term percent vote percent unusual election night visit hart person saying hope good things gave victor termed graceful moving concession speech heard campaign loss left emotional pain election night remarks said thought running woman asset disappointing find people closed minds woman article published following year look magazine describing openly dismissive reaction gotten men women wrote factories encountered men small groups laughing shouting kitchen george needs know politics friend wrote idea open bare wide vulnerability body wounds deep told children wished run concluded thing know run office later years following campaign returned washington cabinet wife george long interested helped found member executive committee late assumed lady role public advocate visiting regional volunteer centers cabinet administration wives board jews serving brotherhood chair vice chair main force sought apply volunteer efforts problems large cities worked promote electoral women gave speeches colleges came explicitly pro life issue abortion having previously ambivalent presidential election worked women program president husband relationship nixon administration worse august wrote fruitless letter presidential aide urging change low regard poor treatment administration showed left administration politics january continued vice president commentator radio subsequently public political eye remained active gave speeches local religious civic organizations midwest focusing faith potential people power role women age emerged interviews son campaign seat massachusetts contrasted opponent long time incumbent senator kennedy news drinking sexual noted wife waited marriage sex lost race kennedy july died heart attack age exercising couple home discovered went looking having found rose day late save married years press noted strength marriage health declined final years fairly age suffered stroke home died days later michigan july children survived grandchildren great grandchildren interred brighton michigan family plot husband following death state political figures paid tribute including governor wife called michigan rose lieutenant governor characterized beloved role model state awards honors received woman year award named given distinguished received recognition years beginning successor organizations volunteer given annual citizen later retitled george citizen awarded honorary degrees received received received doctor degree
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