Oral Histories
Former Representative Helen Delich Bentley
2018-08-26T09:59:37-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGM5XC8yMDE4MDgyNjEwMDEyNTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Helen Delich Bentley (R-MD) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985-95. She was a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Appropriations Committees. Ms. Bentley talked about her career as a Baltimore Sun reporter covering maritime news, and her appointment as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission which made her the highest-ranking woman in the Nixon administration. She also discussed her run for Congress. Much of Ms. Bentley’s interview focused on her career before winning election to the House. A second conversation was planned, but the former congresswoman died in August 2016, just months after this was recorded by the U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian.
Helen Delich Bentley (R-MD) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985-95. She was a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries …
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Helen Delich Bentley (R-MD) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985-95. She was a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Appropriations Committees. Ms. Bentley talked about her career as a Baltimore Sun reporter covering maritime news, and her appointment as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission which made her the highest-ranking woman in the Nixon administration. She also discussed her run for Congress. Much of Ms. Bentley’s interview focused on her career before winning election to the House. A second conversation was planned, but the former congresswoman died in August 2016, just months after this was recorded by the U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian. close
Helen Delich Bentley (R-MD) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985-95. She was a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries … read more
Helen Delich Bentley (R-MD) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985-95. She was a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Appropriations Committees. Ms. Bentley talked about her career as a Baltimore Sun reporter covering maritime news, and her appointment as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission which made her the highest-ranking woman in the Nixon administration. She also discussed her run for Congress. Much of Ms. Bentley’s interview focused on her career before winning election to the House. A second conversation was planned, but the former congresswoman died in August 2016, just months after this was recorded by the U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian. close
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