During the first eight scorching days of August in 1932, U.S. Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana campaigned in Arkansas for the election of Hattie Caraway to the U.S. Senate. Caraway easily defeated six well-known opponents in a race she was not expected to win and became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Here is the story of two legendary politicians and their unforgettable campaign to retain the office to which Hattie had been appointed after the death of her husband, Senator Thad Caraway.