1965 p 32 The Birch society issued a preformatted newspaper ad to each of its chapters that they could if the could afford it place in local newspapers They also issued members stickers designed to be affixed to outgoing letters Thanks to Prof Steve Hauser for providing both of these items and were reprinted in The White Book of The John Birch Society for 1963 Tags: John Birch Society View |
definite sundering The Society soldiers on its Get US out of the United Nations billboards a minor fixture of Americana from Port Angeles Washington to this one in Ypsilanti Michigan Also On This Date Tags: John Birch Society View |
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The John Birch Society is a radical right-wing, Americentric (Americentrism) political advocacy group that supports anti-communism, limited government, and personal freedom.
It was founded in 1958 by Robert W. Welch Jr. in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it was named after John Birch (John Birch (missionary))?a United States military intelligence officer and Baptist missionary in World War II?who was killed in 1945 by supporters of the Communist Party of China. Birchs parents joined the society as life members. Currently headquartered in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, the society has local chapters in all 50 states. It owns American Opinion Publishing, which publishes the journal The New American.
Formation: 1958
Type: Political advocacy group
Headquarters: Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Region Served: United States
Leader Title: CEO
Leader Name: Arthur Thompson
Website: www.jbs.org/