Summary

Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; born June 21, 1931) is a Republican politician from Massachusetts who served in the United States House of Representatives for eight terms, from 1967-83 and was later the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Ambassador to Ireland under President Ronald Reagan After her defeat in 1982, no woman would be elected to Congress from Massachusetts until Niki Tsongas in a special election in 2007

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 204966
Story Slug MARGARET HECKLER FILE VIDEO FROM 1985
Location NONE
Format RAW VO
Date 01/01/1985
Archive Time 10:35
TRT 1:00
Video Description HECKLER AT PODIUM IN HER NOTED RED UNIFORM
Description Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy; born June 21, 1931) is a Republican politician from Massachusetts who served in the United States House of Representatives for eight terms, from 1967-83 and was later the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Ambassador to Ireland under President Ronald Reagan After her defeat in 1982, no woman would be elected to Congress from Massachusetts until Niki Tsongas in a special election in 2007
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Keywords

POLITICS
AIDS
80’S
WOMAN
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