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Who
Were the Twelve Men Behind the
John Birch Society?
In
1958, twelve”patriotic and public-spirited” men got together
in Indianapolis and put together the ultra-conservative John Birch Society.
Are these the twelve?
Fred Koch-
developed the most profitable private company in the world.
Revilo Pendleton Oliver- academic who helped develop the American Nazi
Party.
Herbert Walker- wealthy Missourian and namesake of two U.S. Presidents.
William F. Buckley-Influential conservative who started the National Review.
H.L. Hunt: Conservative Texas oil baron.
E. Roland Harriman- Head of Southern Pacific Railroad, brother of Averell.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.- Massachusettes Senator, Richard Nixon’s running
mate in 1960.
Robert Lovett- Brown Brothers Harriman partner.
Bowman Gray-former head of R.J. Reynold’s Tobacco Co.
James Hanes- former head of the underwear dynasty.
Clarence Gamble- heir to the Proctor & Gamble fortune.
J. Paul Getty- oil made him the wealthiest man in the world in 1958.
Aaron
Dahl
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