"Conservatives had better be grateful for Ronald Reagan, for my guess is that he is unique. We shall not see his like again." Source: If Not Us,...
Conservative Gratitude for Reagan
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William Rusher
Personal Dislike of Exercise
"Exercising may make your day; it would assuredly ruin mine." Source: If Not Us, Who? William Rusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement...
Buckley’s National Impact
"Bill Buckley's emergence onto the national stage … in the 1950s, and the impact of his striking personality … caused a lesion in the...
Expertise and Authority
""The world's foremost authority on widgets” or “the world's foremost authority on anything."" Source: If Not Us, Who? William Rusher, National...
Crusading Against the New Deal
"[He] prosecuted the New Deal as though it were a criminal, piling up irresistible mountains of logic, lancing it with swift strokes of sarcastic...
Reagan’s Unique Qualifications
"As for Reagan, I think that you are underrating the man. Essentially, there is no really good preparation for the Presidency, save perhaps being...
Goldwater vs. Kennedy and Johnson
"… Goldwater's popularity as a conservative candidate stemmed in very substantial part from the sharp contrast between his personal and political...
Video: Conversations with History: William A. Rusher
UC-Berkeley Interview (54 minutes) : Rusher reflects on his life and...
Video: The YAF Buckley Roast pt 1
Audio Only : Young Americans for Freedom “Buckley Roast” (43 minutes). Rusher serves as MC. Mediocre...
Video: President Reagan’s Interview with William Rusher on May 23, 1986
1986—Interview with President Reagan : Rusher discusses Reagan’s early career and his famous 1964...
Video: Lewis Lehrman Roast
1986 Roast for Lew Lehrman : Rusher is the MC for this comedic event, introduced by Morton Blackwell for his "sympathy"...
Video: Life and Career of William Rusher
C-SPAN 1988 Interview (57 minutes) : Rusher discusses his retirement from National Review and his career.