Pete Seeger plays the House Un-American Activities Committee
When asked about whether he performed at events organized by the
Communist Party, he responded:
I am not going to answer any questions as to my association,
my philosophical or religious beliefs or my political beliefs, or how I
voted in any election, or any of these private affairs. I think these are
very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under
such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to tell you my life if you
want to hear of it.
After more similar questions he said:
I feel that in my whole life I have never done anything of any
conspiratorial nature and I resent very much and very deeply the
implication of being called before this committee that in some way because
my opinions may be different from yours, or yours, Mr. Willis, or yours,
Mr. Scherer, that I am any less of an American than anybody else. I love
my country very deeply, sir.