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…

— William A. Rusher

One of the most influential women of the 20th century? Well, that may be overdoing it. When one thinks of really influential…

— 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…

— William A. Rusher

And at the UN she took the advice - she had to take the advice - of the State Department and the…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— William A. Rusher

People who thought that she was busy going around trying to stir up difficulty where there was none or less than she…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— William A. Rusher

These were in the days before anybody thought to criticize Congressmen, let alone first ladies, for making money on speeches. So Eleanor…

— William A. Rusher

I think the important thing to remember about the Japanese internment is the situation. We had been attacked. Maybe Roosevelt expected it…

— William A. Rusher

Most of her participation in the United Nations, which [??] history, as I say, I don't take too seriously, because I know…

— William A. Rusher

I think she [Eleanor Roosevelt] was a shrewd politician, and very good in public relations, although she had the usual media help…

— William A. Rusher

And if something came along that didn't sound so good, it perhaps didn't always get out there as it should have. But…

— William A. Rusher

Westbrook Pegler suggested that in the period, I think the late 40s, when the investigations of Communism were opening up during the…

— William A. Rusher

Well, I didn't read My Day by Eleanor Roosevelt very carefully. I was away during a lot of that, in the war…

— William A. Rusher

And Eleanor's husband was the man who did the interning. And I think they - Governor Warren, who was later to become…

— William A. Rusher

They seemed like a team. And I think it is fair to say that Roosevelt was the consummate politician and that Eleanor…

— William A. Rusher

Well, at the time, we certainly regarded them [Elianor and Franklin Roosevelt] as partners. We did not know what has since come…

— William A. Rusher