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 heightened the sense of social conscience in the New Deal generally. To her great credit, she… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
Our Navy was very largely sunk. And we were at war in no time at all. I share, in retrospect, the distress we all… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
One of the most influential women of the 20th century? Well, that may be overdoing it. When one thinks of really influential women, my… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
I think the fact that she [Eleanor Roosevelt] was a woman probably in those days would have been an additional criticism, although first ladies… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
And at the UN she took the advice - she had to take the advice - of the State Department and the Assistant Secretary… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
Eleanor Roosevelt had both her admirers and her detractors. And they admired her and detracted from her for many of the same reasons. People… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
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… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
She was obviously useful at the UN because she had a public persona before she ever got there. She was well known. She was… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
These people looked Japanese, were originally Japanese, were numerous. We had no way of knowing to what extent they had been infiltrated. To their… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
Well, you have to remember that until 1948, when Hubert Humphrey and others forced the Democratic Party to adopt a new policy on civil… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
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… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
That was a general impression that one got, that she [Eleanor Roosevelt] was always flitting around the country and descending on some place in… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
People who thought that she was busy going around trying to stir up difficulty where there was none or less than she imagined, were… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
![“I think the fact that she [Eleanor Roosevelt] was a woman probably in those days would have been an additional criticism, although first ladies by definition in those days were women. There's always been a problem and still is, about the role the first lady should play, of course. Everybody's seen…” quote by William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dbf/william-a-rusher-20922_clinton_i-think-the-fact-that-she-eleanor-roosev_133419.jpg)
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