1998 Heritage Foundation : Rusher discusses conservatism’s progress in its first 50 years, noting two great victories...
Video: Conservatism’s Third and Final Battle
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Conservative Leadership
Video: Conservative Political Action Conference
1985 CPAC : Rusher delivers a keynote titled “Where we have arrived in the conservative movement” and “Where, possibly,...
Video: CPAC Dinner – January 30, 1986
1986 CPAC : Rusher introduces President Reagan’s speech, which is included in the video.
Video: 1964 Republican Convention Retrospective
C-SPAN (1992) : Features a look back at the 1964 Republican convention, including an interview with Rusher about Barry...
Quotes About William Rusher
“Nobody, but nobody, was more at the heart of this. Rusher’s fingerprints were everywhere—and not just involved, but you get a feeling that he was...
The Quotable Bill Rusher Part 2: From His Books
Special Counsel (1968) “… a steady diet of political infighting tends to coarsen, and ultimately to cheapen, most participants. They approach...
The Quotable Bill Rusher
from If Not Us, Who? William Rusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement “Politicians are the grease on which society’s wheels turn. And...
Rusher at 100: Realism for the 21st Century
(June 23, 2023—revised December 21, 2023) William Rusher, a dynamic force on the American right who passed away in 2011 after decades as comrade and...
“If Not Us, Who?”
If Not Us, Who? takes you on a journey into the life of William Rusher, a key player in shaping the modern conservative movement. Known for his long...
Book Presentation: “If Not Us, Who?” by David B. Frisk
Click to watch the presentation of "If Not Us, Who?" by David Frisk to the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC on C-SPAN. David Frisk's book, If...
Bill’s Biography
William Rusher was an influential political strategist, commentator, and debater at the heart of the conservative movement in the second half of the...
The Final Column
I began writing these columns 36 years ago and have come to the conclusion that it's time to bring them to a close. It's certainly not a problem of...