Robert P. Shuler

Who was Robert P. Shuler?

Robert Pierce "Fighting Bob" Shuler, Sr., was an American evangelist and political figure. His radio broadcasts from his Southern Methodist church in Los Angeles, California, during the 1920s and early 1930s attracted a large audience and also drew controversy with his attacks on politicians, police officials, Catholics, Jews and African Americans. In 1931, the Federal Radio Commission revoked Shuler's broadcast license. He ran for the United States Senate in 1932 on the Prohibition Party ticket and attracted more than 500,000 votes.