The John Birch Society: It’s History Recounted By Someone Who Was There

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Week 1

  • Prologue
  • Preface
  • A Chapter Before the First: Robert welch’s Creation
  • 1: Welch’s Ambitions
  • 2: Making Candy and Spreading Patriotism
  • 3: Political Loss Teaches a Hard Lesson
  • 4: Plans To Launch JBS Crusade
  • 5: “Something Worthwhile To Say”
  • 6: Society Launched, December 1958

Week 2

  • 7: Education Combined With Action
  • 8: Combating the Nation’s Problems
  • 9: Gaining Members and Forming Chapters
  • 10: An Eventful First Year
  • 11: 1960: Gaining Strength
  • 12: Welch’s Long Letter About Eisenhower
  • 13: JBS and Welch Targeted
  • 14: The Politician Published and Boycotted
  • 15: Attacks Stimulate Growth

Week 3

  • 16: Impeach the Chief Justice
  • 17: Pleading To Be Investigated
  • 18: Smears From Many; Plaudits From some
  • 19: American Opinion Helps the Cause
  • 20: “One Dozen Candles” Published
  • 21: Stepped Up Attacks Spur More Growth
  • 22: 1963: Plenty of Activity
  • 23: 1964: “None Dare Call It Treason”

Week 4

  • 24: 1964 Cont’d: The Goldwater Year
  • 25: 1965: Civil Rights Revolution
  • 26: 1965 Cont’d: Buckley’s Dishonesty
  • 27: 1966: Chief Victory- Staying Alive
  • 28: 1967: Conspiracy Above Communism
  • 29: 1968: Vietnam War; Council Defection
  • 30: 1969: MOTOREDE and Culture War
  • 31: 1970: JBS Members Win Elections

Week 5

  • 32: 1971: Overview of our World
  • 33: 1972: None Dare Call It Conspiracy
  • 34: 1973: Birch Log and Alan Stang Report
  • 35: 1974: McDonald Wins Election
  • 36: 1975: Ford Foundation’s Subversion
  • 37: 1976: TRIM Shakes Up Congress

Week 6

  • 38: 1977: Prof. Quigley’s Revelations
  • 39: 1978: Exposing SIECUS and Sex-Ed
  • 40: 1979: The Insiders Filmstrip
  • 41: 1980: Left-wing Senators Exposed
  • 42: 1981: Reagan Doesn’t Deliver
  • 43: 1982: ERA Suffers Deserved Defeat
  • 44: 1983: Frail Welch Steps Aside

Week 7

  • 45: 1983 Continued: McDonald Aboard KAL007
  • 46: 1984: Barker Named CEO
  • 47: 1985-86: Financial Woes; Armour CEO
  • 48: 1987-88: Protecting the Constitution
  • 49: 1989: Move To Appleton; Bubolz CEO
  • 50: 1990: Bogas Environmentalism
  • 51: 1991: New Leadership Team

Week 8

  • 52: 1992: Saying No To UN Army
  • 53: 1993: Frail Welch Steps aside
  • 54: 1993 Continued: McDonald Aboard KAL007
  • 55: 1994: Baker Named CEO
  • 56: 1995: Gingrich Exposed; New Books
  • 57: 1996: “Conspiracy” Targeted In TNA
  • 58: 1997: Clinton Impeached But Survives
  • 59: 1998: Open House at Headquarters
  • 60: 1999: “Get US out” Campaign
  • 61: 2000: JBS Never Worried About Y2K

Week 9

  • 62: 2002: New Book Exposes Buckley
  • 63: 2003: Gay Marriage Opposed
  • 64: 2004: Saying Loud No to FTAA
  • 65: 2005: Change in JBS Leadership
  • 66: 2006: CFR Leader Trashes Sovereignty
  • 67: 2007: Neoconservatism Exposed
  • 68: 2008: EU Wants a New tower of Babel
  • 69: 2009: Obama Adds Revolutionary

Week 10

  • 70: 2010: Fidel Praises Obamacare
  • 71: 2011: JBS Exhibits at CPAC
  • 72: 2012: Exposing the SPLC
  • 73: 2013: Internet Traffic Soars
  • 74: 2014: Beware Entangling Alliances
  • 75: 2015: Overview in Spanish
  • Afterword: Becoming President Emeritus

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Page 33: “…concern about the religious differences of American people. These… could in time fracture any such effort, diminish its effectiveness, or even lead to its destruction… (this) potential roadblock ought to be address from the outset in hopes of avoiding its damaging consequences. …Welch agreed…”

Page 36: About taking “free” money

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