The public has begun to dislike– I should say, detest– not only Communism but Communists. It is beginning to recognize that they are traitors to our country, and to feel that they should be discouraged in every way.
— Howard Hughes Contemporary

Billionaire, extreme OCD recluse

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Statement during RKO hearings, reflecting his strong anti-communist views and politically divisive rhetoric.

Date / Period

Late 1940s-early 1950s

Category

Controversial

Source

https://www.nationalreview.com/2005/02/howard-hughes-last-hurrah-daniel-gordis/

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