Fulton Lewis Jr. Quotes


I would lynch him.


Context

Reacting to the slogan, "Impeach Earl Warren:"


Citations

Fulton Lewis Jr., 1903-1966, Radio Commentator, Radio broadcast quoted in Katcher, Earl Warren: A Political Biography, McGraw Hill, 1967

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  • Born: April 30, 1903
  • Died: August 20, 1966
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Fulton Lewis Jr. was a conservative American radio broadcaster from the 1930s to the 1960s.