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> [ I don't think she ever had a single initiative at the United Nations that was not previously \[vetted\] by the people at the State Department, approved of, and authorized. She did manage to get around the world an awful lot,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/i-don-t-think-she-ever-had-a-single-initiative-at-the-united-nations/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

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## Other authors on Approved

## More by William A. Rusher

> [Our Navy was very largely sunk. And we were at war in no time at all. I share, in retrospect, the distress we all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/our-navy-was-very-largely-sunk-and-we-were-at-war-in-no-time-at-all-i/)

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> [One of the most influential women of the 20th century? Well, that may be overdoing it. When one thinks of really influential women, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/one-of-the-most-influential-women-of-the-20th-century-well-that-may/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [ I think the fact that she \[Eleanor Roosevelt\] was a woman probably in those days would have been an additional criticism, although first ladies… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/i-think-the-fact-that-she-eleanor-roosevelt-was-a-woman-probably-in/)

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> [And at the UN she took the advice - she had to take the advice - of the State Department and the Assistant Secretary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/and-at-the-un-she-took-the-advice-she-had-to-take-the-advice-of-the/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [Eleanor Roosevelt had both her admirers and her detractors. And they admired her and detracted from her for many of the same reasons. People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/eleanor-roosevelt-had-both-her-admirers-and-her-detractors-and-they/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [ One has to say that they \[Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt\] were pioneering to some extent. They didn't know that some of the housing projects… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/one-has-to-say-that-they-eleanor-and-franklin-roosevelt-were/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [She was obviously useful at the UN because she had a public persona before she ever got there. She was well known. She was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/she-was-obviously-useful-at-the-un-because-she-had-a-public-persona/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [These people looked Japanese, were originally Japanese, were numerous. We had no way of knowing to what extent they had been infiltrated. To their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/these-people-looked-japanese-were-originally-japanese-were-numerous/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [Well, you have to remember that until 1948, when Hubert Humphrey and others forced the Democratic Party to adopt a new policy on civil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/well-you-have-to-remember-that-until-1948-when-hubert-humphrey-and/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [I think that it is true that Eleanor Roosevelt, by being so active on that front, contributed to that impression very substantially. And it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/i-think-that-it-is-true-that-eleanor-roosevelt-by-being-so-active-on/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [ That was a general impression that one got, that she \[Eleanor Roosevelt\] was always flitting around the country and descending on some place in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/that-was-a-general-impression-that-one-got-that-she-eleanor-roosevelt/)

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> [People who thought that she was busy going around trying to stir up difficulty where there was none or less than she imagined, were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/people-who-thought-that-she-was-busy-going-around-trying-to-stir-up/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [ I think she \[Eleanor Roosevelt\] never was called because she probably didn't know an awful lot. The whole burden of the criticism of her… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/i-think-she-eleanor-roosevelt-never-was-called-because-she-probably/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [ I don't think she ever had a single initiative at the United Nations that was not previously \[vetted\] by the people at the State… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/i-don-t-think-she-ever-had-a-single-initiative-at-the-united-nations/)

[William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-rusher/)

> [In terms of legacy, I'm not sure that I see some great historic deposit there, as a result of her passing our way. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-rusher/in-terms-of-legacy-i-m-not-sure-that-i-see-some-great-historic/)

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