"Money is the mother's milk of politics" (1963)

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I am without ProQuest Historical Newspaper access this weekend.  Can I impose upon anyone to search PQHN to see what is the earliest appearance of Jesse Unruh's quote, "Money is the mother's milk of politics"?  I would be interested in the newspaper, exact date, and exact wording.

Fred Shapiro


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Party Hackles Raised by Democratic Council
CARL GREENBERG. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Apr 8, 1963. p. A4 (1 page)  :
This was the platform from which the committee, and subsequently the convention, jumped on Unruh with both feet, inveighing against "bossism" and "machine politics" and, lest anybody fail to get the message, using a quotation previously publicly attributed to Unruh about money being "the mother's milk of politics."


California Clash; Feud of Top Democrats In Golden State Could Hurt Kennedy in 1964 Leaders Jockey to Build Power Bases; White House Ties of Unruh Irk Brown An Earful on President's Trip? California Clash: Democrats' Feud Could Hurt Kennedy in State in '64
By ALAN L. OTTEN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Wall Street Journal (1889. Jun 5, 1963. p. 1 (2 pages)
Pg. 20: It cited as a horrible example a quote widely identified with the speaker (Unruh--ed.): "Money is the mother's milk of politics."


Brown Signs Campaign Bill Backed by Unruh; Governor Calls CDC-Opposed Endorsement Measure 'Badly Needed to Correct Abuses' CAMPAIGN BILL
CARL GREENBERG. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jul 2, 1963. p. 2 (2 pages)
Pg. 17:
He (Unruh--ed.) attended its Bakersfield convention in March at which CDC adopted an election reform report using a quotation widely attributed to Unruh that "money is the mother's milk of politics."


After Political Honey Comes That Big Money
RICHARD BERGHOLZ. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Sep 6, 1963. p. A4 (1 page)  :
Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh is credited with the classic remark that "money is the mother's milk of politics."


The Democrats Are Having Troubles, Too
CARL GREENBERG. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Mar 2, 1965. p. A4 (1 page) :
...rewrote Unruh's famous "Money is the mother's milk of politics"...


Unruh's Money Raising Dinnerto Aid His Slate; $100 Contributions Jan. 13 to Help Those Candidates Who Are Allied With Speaker
RICHARD BERGHOLZ. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jan 2, 1966. p. 2 (1 page):
Most of Unruh's followers are abundantly aware that it was the speaker who, while climbing to the top, is credited with the oft-quoted remark that "money is the mother's milk of politics."


Close-up on Reagan; Hurdling the primaries Approach smoother Economy popular Slate assembled Choice possible A political signal?
By John C. Waugh Staff correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file). Boston, Mass.: Jan 15, 1968. p. 9 (1 page):
"I aim to do two things in these swings," he (Ronald Reagan--ed.) says. "Talk up Republican unity and raise the mother's milk of politics--money."


The myths of politics
By John A. Cicco, Jr.. Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file). Boston, Mass.: Jul 12, 1979. p. 22 (1 page) :
_"Money is the mother's milk of politics."_
This constantly repeated quotation within political circles seems primarily intended to discourage any newcomers to politics. Money is important, but its importance is overrated. Too many good candidates don't run because they think it takes a fortune to do so. Too many bad cadidates do run simply because they can get the "backing." The politican who hopes to buy an election, however, will waste most of his or her money on people who make a small, but reliable, living by selling their support--often several times during the same election.


Jesse Unruh, a devotee of politics and power; JUSTICE
CURTIS J. SITOMER. Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file). Boston, Mass.: Aug 13, 1987. p. 17 (1 page) :
"MONEY is the mother's milk of politics," quipped Jesse Unruh almost three decades ago.

This catch phrase quickly became, and still is, a rallyiung cry for politicans the nation over.