Person/Organization: Smith, Samantha
Item 25188
Samantha Smith Artek uniform, 1983
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1983 Media: Cotton
Item 25207
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1983 Media: Cotton
Exhibit
Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.
