Pegler

Pegler also referred to Truman as a "thin-lipped hater" (Truman, in turn, called Pegler a "rat" and "gutter-snipe").

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And that's what happened to Pegler, which is why I feel so -- I never had a father, he never had a son and we had kind of that kind of relationship in a way.

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Pegler described Sinclair's bodyguard -- death threats were now common -- waving his arms in circles, explaining the EPIC plan in terms of great wheels spinning in space and windmills, bolts and nuts.

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hollywood 'Attack Ads' Hit Upton Sinclair Again Greg Mitchell 2010

Pegler once complained that he had stored up a week's worth of ill will and found "no really worthy proposition or group to use it on."

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hollywood 'Attack Ads' Hit Upton Sinclair Again Greg Mitchell 2010

Pegler once complained that he had stored up a week's worth of ill will and found "no really worthy proposition or group to use it on."

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hollywood 'Attack Ads' Hit Upton Sinclair Again Greg Mitchell 2010

"Nuts," Pegler observed, "seems an appropriate note on which to conclude today's installment."

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hollywood 'Attack Ads' Hit Upton Sinclair Again Greg Mitchell 2010

Greeting Pegler, Sinclair immediately sensed that he was one of those New York "swells" who take nothing seriously and treat everyone like a Runyonesque "guy."

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hollywood 'Attack Ads' Hit Upton Sinclair Again Greg Mitchell 2010

Tonight, when acerbic syndicated columnist Westbrook Pegler arrived at Upton Sinclair's room in the Whitcomb Hotel in San Francisco, he found the candidate sprawled across one of the twin beds, resting but still wearing a sport coat.

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hollywood 'Attack Ads' Hit Upton Sinclair Again Greg Mitchell 2010

Pegler described Sinclair's bodyguard -- death threats were now common -- waving his arms in circles, explaining the EPIC plan in terms of great wheels spinning in space and windmills, bolts and nuts.

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hollywood 'Attack Ads' Hit Upton Sinclair Again Greg Mitchell 2010

Retreating to his own hotel room a bit later, Pegler wrote, Your correspondent has just reeled away from an interview with Upton Sinclair and some members of his Brainstorm Trust.

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hollywood 'Attack Ads' Hit Upton Sinclair Again Greg Mitchell 2010