'Tricky Dick' vs. the Pink Lady

Nixon’s victory over Helen Gahagan Douglas was one of the nastiest in history, and a prototype for today's GOP smear tactics. In an exclusive excerpt from The Pink Lady, Sally Denton revisits the infamous Senate campaign.

Sally Denton

Published Nov. 16 2009 5:57PM EST 

Sally Denton

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