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==Career==

==Career==

She began her career in 1928 as a reporter for the defunct ''Baton Rouge State-Times,'' an afternoon daily. At the time [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], had been elected governor and was offering a populist ageneda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/23/archives/margaret-dixon-political-writer-editor-in-baton-rouge-dies.html|title=Margaret Dixon, Political Writer|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 23, 1970|page-43|accessdate=January 12, 2020; under pay wall}}</ref>

She began her career in 1928 as a reporter for the since defunct ''Baton Rouge State-Times,'' an afternoon daily. At the time [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], had been elected governor and was offering a populist ageneda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/23/archives/margaret-dixon-political-writer-editor-in-baton-rouge-dies.html|title=Margaret Dixon, Political Writer|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 23, 1970|page-43|accessdate=January 12, 2020; under pay wall}}</ref>

In 1931, she moved to the morning ''New Orleans Times-Picayune'' as women's editor and general assignment reporter, a position that she held until 1937. Thereafter she spent a year as the part-time public relations assistant for the Louisiana State Library and as the pivotal Baton Rouge correspondent for the former ''New Orleans Item'' and the wire service, [[United Press International]].​<ref name=lahist/>

In 1931, she moved to the morning ''New Orleans Times-Picayune'' as women's editor and general assignment reporter, a position that she held until 1937. Thereafter she spent a year as the part-time public relations assistant for the Louisiana State Library and as the pivotal Baton Rouge correspondent for the former ''New Orleans Item'' and the wire service, [[United Press International]].​<ref name=lahist/>

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In 1955, Dixon headed the [[Associated Press]] Association of Louisiana and [[Mississippi]]. She was close to Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] and often advised him on press and political strategy, according to Long's former lieutenant governor, [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]]. In 1956 and 1964, she was a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]]. The former met in [[Chicago]] to re-nominate former [[Illinois]] Governor [[Adlai Stevenson]], as the presidential candidate, with [[U.S. Senator]] [[Estes Kefauver]] of [[Tennessee]] as his running-mate. In 1964, the convention met in Atlantic City, [[New Jersey]], to nominate [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and U.S. Senator [[Hubert Humphrey]] of [[Minnesota]] for the presidency and vice presidency, respectively.<ref name=lahist/> Humphrey had Baton Rouge ties, having been a graduate student at Dixon's LSU. Dixon also served on the LSU Board of Supervisors from 1951 to 1960, on the initial appointment of Governor Long.​

In 1955, Dixon headed the [[Associated Press]] Association of Louisiana and [[Mississippi]]. She was close to Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] and often advised him on press and political strategy, according to Long's former lieutenant governor, [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]]. In 1956 and 1964, she was a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]]. The former met in [[Chicago]] to re-nominate former [[Illinois]] Governor [[Adlai Stevenson]], as the presidential candidate, with [[U.S. Senator]] [[Estes Kefauver]] of [[Tennessee]] as his running-mate. In 1964, the convention met in Atlantic City, [[New Jersey]], to nominate [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and U.S. Senator [[Hubert Humphrey]] of [[Minnesota]] for the presidency and vice presidency, respectively.<ref name=lahist/> Humphrey had Baton Rouge ties, having been a graduate student at Dixon's LSU. Dixon also served on the LSU Board of Supervisors from 1951 to 1960, on the initial appointment of Governor Long.​

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Mrs. Dixon was a former president of the Capitol Correspondents Association. In 1965, she was secretary to the [[Mississippi River]] Parkway Commission. In 1966, she was elected to membership in the American Society of Newspaper Editors. She won the "Headliner Award" from Theta Sigma Phi, the professional journalism society, and the "Women of Achievement Award" from the Federation of Press Women. Shortly before her death, she was initiated into the Southeastern Louisiana chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, now known as the Society for Professional Journalists. She also received the "First Lady of the Year Award" from Beta Sigma Phi.​<ref name=lahist/>

Mrs. Dixon was a former president of the Capitol Correspondents Association. In 1965, she was secretary to the [[Mississippi River]] Parkway Commission. In 1966, she was elected to membership in the American Society of Newspaper Editors. She won the "Headliner Award" from Theta Sigma Phi, the professional journalism society, and the "Women of Achievement Award" from the Federation of Press Women. Shortly before her death, she was initiated into the Southeastern Louisiana chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, now known as the Society for Professional Journalists. She also received the "First Lady of the Year Award" from Beta Sigma Phi.​<ref name=lahist/>