Quotes by William Scranton

About William Scranton:

William Warren "Bill" Scranton was an American Republican Party politician. Scranton served as the 38th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967. From 1976 to 1977, he served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
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You're feeling the responsibility for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people on your shoulder in a way that I couldn't feel as lieutenant governor.

William Scranton

You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn't have that.

William Scranton

It took me 45 minutes to get in all of the suits and putting all the dosimeters on me so that they knew how much radiation I got and the protective boots and everything.

William Scranton

And I remember walking in there and, I must say, I was quite unnerved the closer I got to it.

William Scranton

None of us are nuclear experts, but we know that if there is a melt-down and breach of containment, that's clearly the most odious thing that could happen.

William Scranton

Author Bio

  • NameWilliam Scranton
  • DescriptionGovernor of Pennsylvania
  • BornJuly 19, 1917
  • DiedJuly 28, 2013
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Officer; Diplomat