Patty Hearst Quotes
I had not seen that until - and when it first came out I was told. I had not seen or been aware of all of that physical evidence. And when I saw it, I was horrified. It was so astounding to me to see that there was that much evidence.
Hearst, Patty. Interview with Larry King. Larry King Live, CNN, 22 Jan. 2002.
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When Vice President he visited a scientific research facility at the University of West Virginia. Experts accompanied him to explain the high technology equipment he was viewing. At the end of the tour he was asked if he could comprehend what he had seen:
This was the worst storm that hit the East Coast that anyone could remember. Despite the Governor’s shock, he and the other East Coast Governors together with the Federal and local governments performed magnificently keeping the fatalities very low considering the ferocity of the storm and the tens of millions of people affected.
Patricia Campbell Hearst is an American author and actress, and a granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. She first became known for the events following her 1974 kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a left-wing organization. She was found and arrested 19 months after being abducted, by which time she was a fugitive wanted for serious crimes committed with members of the group. She was held in custody, and there was speculation before trial that her family's resources would enable her to avoid time in prison.
