Editing Clare Boothe Luce (section)

===Endorsements in the 1952 presidential election===
Luce returned to politics during the [[1952 United States presidential election|1952 presidential election]].

Boothe led a group of women delegates to the [[1952 Republican National Convention]] who sought to nominate [[Margaret Chase Smith]] in the balloting for [[vice president of the United States|vice presidential]] nominee. Mrs. Smith, however, requested not to be proposed at the convention as a vice presidential delegate.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brandon |first1=Dorothy |title=Mrs. Conkey Has Doubts India Edwards Can Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/433416894 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |publisher=The Boston Daily Globe |access-date=26 July 2024 |language=en |date=July 17, 1952}}</ref> Noting that presidential nominee [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s supporters had coalesced around [[Richard Nixon]] for vice president, Luce withdrew her nomination of Smith for the convention's vice presidential balloting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clare Luce Drops Plan To Nominate Margaret C. Smith |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/140080981 |via=Newspapers.com |publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=en |date=July 12, 1952}}</ref>

During the general election, Boothe campaigned on behalf of the Eisenhower–Nixon ticket, giving more than 100 speeches on its behalf. Her anti-Communist speeches on the [[Stump speech (politics)|stump]], radio, and television were effective in persuading a large number of traditionally Democratic-voting Catholics to switch parties and vote Eisenhower.