John Birch Society
an ultraconservative organization, founded in December 1958 by Robert Welch, Jr., chiefly to combat alleged Communist activities in the U.S.
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(At the same time, CPAC also banned the John Birch Society from being a sponsor as well).
The John Birch Society was expelled, as was the gay conservative group GOProud—both deemed unfit for conservative company.
More Sarah Palin Than Ronald Reagan: CPAC’s Paranoid Style | John Avlon | March 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST(Although to balance things out, CPAC excluded the John Birch Society as well).
Romney, Santorum, Gingrich, Sarah Palin, & Other Things to Watch For at CPAC | Ben Jacobs | February 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTRon Paul delivered the keynote address to the John Birch Society as recently as the summer of 2009.
They surfaced again in the paranoid anti-communism of Joe McCarthy and the John Birch Society.
I personally didn't want to associate with the John Birch Society.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAre you a member or have you ever attended any meetings of the John Birch Society?
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for John Birch Society
US politics a fanatical right-wing association organized along semisecret lines to fight Communism
Origin of John Birch Society
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Cultural definitions for John Birch Society
A conservative organization prominent in the 1950s and 1960s. The society was particularly concerned with the dangers of communism, and its views were considered extreme by most Americans.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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