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==Republican politics==
==Republican politics==
Boese was the first woman appointed as vice-chairman of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee and served a full decade, from 1964 to 1974. She was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]]s in 1964 and 1968, which met in [[San Francisco]] and Miami Beach, [[Florida]], respectively. Besides her six years as GOP national committeewoman, she was a member of the site selection committee of the Republican National Committee in 1971. The committee initially chose [[San Diego]], [[California]], for the convention, but when problems resulted over financing, the site was once again Miami Beach.
Boese was the first woman appointed as vice-chairman of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee and served a full decade, from 1964 to 1974. She was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]]s in 1964 and 1968, which met in [[San Francisco]] and Miami Beach, [[Florida]], respectively. Besides her six years as GOP national committeewoman, she was a member of the site selection committee of the Republican National Committee in 1971. The committee initially chose [[San Diego]], [[California]], for the convention, but when problems resulted over financing, the site was once again Miami Beach.
In 1974, Boese was named by the state central committee to succeed Patricia Lindh as national committeewoman.<ref>"Louisiana Republicans Hold Elections," ''Minden Press-Herald'', March 4, 1974, p. 1.</ref>
In 1974, Boese was named by the state central committee to succeed Patricia Lindh as national committeewoman.<ref>"Louisiana Republicans Hold Elections," ''Minden Press-Herald'', March 4, 1974, p. 1.</ref>
In the 1976 campaign, Boese remained neutral in the fight between President [[Gerald Ford]] and former California Governor [[Ronald W. Reagan]]. The Louisiana caucuses in May had gone heavily for Reagan. She was quite optimistic that Ford, who emerged the nominee (with Senator [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]] as his running-mate) from the convention that met in [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], would yet defeat Democratic nominee [[Jimmy Carter]]: "The more I read those polls {with Carter far in front}, the more optimistic I am. I am expecting a Democratic Dewey, and I can hardly wait," she said, in reference to former [[New York]] Governor [[Thomas Dewey]], who lost the presidency in 1944 and 1948, though he had been favored in nearly all polls in the latter contest.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' July 27, 1976.</ref>
In the 1976 campaign, Boese remained neutral in the fight between President [[Gerald Ford]] and former California Governor [[Ronald W. Reagan]]. The Louisiana caucuses in May had gone heavily for Reagan. She was quite optimistic that Ford, who emerged the nominee (with Senator [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]] as his running-mate) from the convention that met in [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], would yet defeat Democratic nominee [[Jimmy Carter]]: "The more I read those polls {with Carter far in front}, the more optimistic I am. I am expecting a Democratic Dewey, and I can hardly wait," she said, in reference to former [[New York]] Governor [[Thomas Dewey]], who lost the presidency in 1944 and 1948, though he had been favored in nearly all polls in the latter contest.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' July 27, 1976.</ref>
==Her poem "Leadership"==
==Her poem "Leadership"==