“Well, you have to remember that until 1948, when Hubert Humphrey and others forced the Democratic Party to adopt a new policy on civil rights, the Democratic Party was the party of the old solid South. All of the racists, all of the Cottonhead Smith types and so on were Democrats, allies of Franklin Roosevelt - because of their seniority - of all the major committees of the Congress.” WellsRememberPartyRightsPolicyTypeMajorsDemocraticDemocratSouthCongressCivil RightsRacistAlliesCommitteesDemocratic PartyFranklinSeniority 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 to her credit that she was interested in this, let me say. But once again, I'm not sure the extent to which Roosevelt - I guess he did use her really, particularly on the civil rights front. No question about it, because she was well identified out there, and brought a good many blacks into the Administration, into the White House, into his presence and so on.” ThinkingWellsUseHouseWhiteRightsFrontsLet MeCreditActiveImpressionCivil RightsAdministrationNot SureGood ManWhite HouseEleanor Author: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 such an impassioned Chief Justice on all sorts of human rights issues, was very big in the internment process. And I think that we simply sometimes tend not to understand or remember how people felt.” PeopleThinkingMenHumansSometimesBigsRememberFeltProcessJusticeIssuesRightsHe ManHusbandHuman RightsChiefsGovernorsEleanorImpassionedChief JusticeInternment 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 heightened the sense of social conscience in the New Deal generally. To her great credit, she was early on the side of the blacks in their fight for civil rights. She had a tendency to participate, which easily oozed over into meddlesomeness.” WayFightingSocialSidesTermResultsDealsRightsConscienceCreditPassingPassingsTendenciesCivil RightsLegacyNot SureHistoricDepositsNew Deal Author:William A. Rusher
