▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁travel s ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁One ▁scholar ▁described ▁his ▁campaign ▁against ▁Pe pper ▁as ▁" a ▁n igger ▁and ▁red - b ait ing " ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁American ▁political ▁l ore ▁is ▁the ▁S math ers ▁" red ne ck ▁speech ," ▁which ▁S math ers ▁reported ly ▁delivered ▁to ▁a ▁poor ly - ed uc ated ▁audience . ▁ ▁The ▁comments ▁were ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁magazine , ▁picked ▁up ▁in ▁Time ▁and ▁elsewhere , ▁and ▁et ched ▁into ▁the ▁public ' s ▁mem ories . ▁Time ▁Magazine , ▁during ▁the ▁campaign , ▁claimed ▁that ▁S math ers ▁said ▁this : ▁Are ▁you ▁aware ▁that ▁Claude ▁Pe pper ▁is ▁known ▁all ▁over ▁Washington ▁as ▁a ▁sh am eless ▁ext ro vert ? ▁Not ▁only ▁that , ▁but ▁this ▁man ▁is ▁reli ably ▁reported ▁to ▁practice ▁ne pot ism ▁with ▁his ▁sister - in - law , ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁brother ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁known ▁hom o ▁s api ens , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁sister ▁who ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁th esp ian ▁in ▁w icked ▁New ▁York . ▁Wor st ▁of ▁all , ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁established ▁fact ▁that ▁Mr . ▁Pe pper , ▁before ▁his ▁marriage , ▁habit ually ▁pract iced ▁cel ib acy . ▁ ▁The ▁leading ▁rep orter ▁who ▁actually ▁covered ▁S math ers ▁said ▁he ▁always ▁gave ▁the ▁same ▁hum d rum ▁speech . ▁No ▁Florida ▁newsp apers ▁covering ▁the ▁campaign ▁ever ▁reported