Eleanor Quote by William A. Rusher

She writes that one of the moments that she felt most useful was when her mother had a headache, and she would stroke her…

— Blanche Wiesen Cook

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

And during the campaign of 1936, she writes that she and her brother would always rather be out doing things when they're sick, rather…

— Blanche Wiesen Cook

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

— 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 raked in…

— 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…

— William A. Rusher

I think that Eleanor Roosevelt really learned about the limits of power and influence from Arthurdale. She could not make some things happen. And…

— Blanche Wiesen Cook

I had often joked in my speeches that I had imaginary conversations with Mrs. Roosevelt to solicit her advice on a range of subjects.…

— Hillary Clinton

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

— William A. Rusher

She (Eleanor Roosevelt) got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.

— Ralph McGill

There was something about the music on that tape. It felt different. Like, it set her lungs and her stomach on edge. There was…

— Rainbow Rowell

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