Welch’s claims about Eisenhower are historical. Welch published “The Politician” in 1963. William F. Buckley and the salvagers of modern conservatism were not mistaken in their attitude toward the JBS.Robert Welch published his research article because people made a big deal about the out-of-context quote.
The Politician: A look at the political forces that propelled Dwight David Eisenhower into the Presidency
Originally intended to be an unpublished letter to friends, "The Politician" became one of the most provocative books in American history. A timely foreword explains the continuing significance of Welch's expose' of the forces that propelled Dwight D. Eisenhower into the presidency.====
Ezra Taft Benson, former Secretary of Agriculture in the Eisenhower Administration, agreed with Robert Welch in his assessment of Eisenhower.
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson: Robert Welch was Right about Eisenhower
A confidential letter from Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson said John Birch Society founder Robert Welch was right about the tragic effect of Eisenhower's policies toward Communism.
(1966) Shocking Statement from Ezra Taft Benson, former Secretary of Agriculture
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Ezra Taft Benson, former Secretary of Agriculture in the Eisenhower Administration.
Ezra Taft Benson met with USSR's Nikkita Khrushchev in 1959 and relates this present day warning:
"As we talked face-to-face, he indicated that my grandchildren would live under Communism. After assuring him that I expected to do all in my power to assure that his, and all other grandchildren, would live under freedom, he arrogantly declared, in substance:
'You Americans are so gullible. No, you won't accept communism outright, but we'll keep feeding you small doses of socialism until you'll finally wake up and find you already have communism. We won't have to fight you. We’ll so weaken your economy until you’ll fall like overripe fruit into our hands.' "
- Ezra Taft Benson "Our Immediate Responsibility." Devotional Address at Brigham Young University