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Throughout his tenure, Hale was a sharp critic of Democrat presidential administrations.<ref name=nytimesobituary>December 2, 1976. [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/02/archives/robert-hale-dead-represented-maine-in-house-194359.html Robert Hale Dead; Represented Maine In House, 1943‐59]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> He opposed the [[foreign policy]] of [[Harry S. Truman]] regarding [[Asia]] and even advocated for Truman's impeachment in 1952. Hale also criticized [[Wendell Willkie]] in 1943 for:<ref>April 25, 1943. [https://www.nytimes.com/1943/08/25/archives/willkie-soored-on-india-robert-hale-says-he-does-not-understand-the.html WILLKIE SOORED ON INDIA; Robert Hale Says He Does Not Understand the Situation]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>
Throughout his tenure, Hale was a sharp critic of Democrat presidential administrations.<ref name=nytimesobituary>December 2, 1976. [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/02/archives/robert-hale-dead-represented-maine-in-house-194359.html Robert Hale Dead; Represented Maine In House, 1943‐59]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> He opposed the [[foreign policy]] of [[Harry S. Truman]] regarding [[Asia]] and even advocated for Truman's impeachment in 1952. Hale also criticized [[Wendell Willkie]] in 1943 for:<ref>April 25, 1943. [https://www.nytimes.com/1943/08/25/archives/willkie-soored-on-india-robert-hale-says-he-does-not-understand-the.html WILLKIE SOORED ON INDIA; Robert Hale Says He Does Not Understand the Situation]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|...shooting off his face about [[India]].}}
{{cquote|...shooting off his face about [[India]].}}
Along with the rest of the Maine congressional delegation, Hale voted for the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>
In the [[1958 Midterm Elections|1958 midterms]], Hale was defeated for re-election by his old intraparty rival Oliver, who switched to become a [[Democrat]].<ref name=nytimesobituary/><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296043 ME District 01 Race - Sep 08, 1958]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>
In the [[1958 Midterm Elections|1958 midterms]], Hale was defeated for re-election by his old intraparty rival Oliver, who switched to become a [[Democrat]].<ref name=nytimesobituary/><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296043 ME District 01 Race - Sep 08, 1958]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>