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I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.

Helen Gahagan Douglas

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Helen Gahagan Douglas
Age: 79 †
Born: 1900
Born: November 25
Died: 1980
Died: June 28
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Actress
Film Actor
Politician
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Boonton
New Jersey
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