| − | Prior to her fiercely anti-communist, conservative-oriented politics, Luce was at one point a supporter of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s New Deal programs in the 1930s as the [[Great Depression]] devastated Americans.<ref name=history.house.gov/><ref name=nytimes>Krebs, Albin (October 10, 1987). [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/10/obituaries/clare-boothe-luce-dies-at-84-playwright-politician-envoy.html Clare Boothe Luce Dies at 84: Playwright, Politician, Envoy]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref> She later broke from FDR. | + | Prior to her fiercely anti-communist, conservative-oriented politics, Luce was at one point a supporter of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s New Deal programs in the 1930s and even briefly a sympathizer of communist causes.<ref name=history.house.gov/><ref name=nytimes>Krebs, Albin (October 10, 1987). [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/10/obituaries/clare-boothe-luce-dies-at-84-playwright-politician-envoy.html Clare Boothe Luce Dies at 84: Playwright, Politician, Envoy]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref> She later broke from FDR. |