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''' | '''Turning Point -- 1977''', the '''1977 Libertarian National Convention''' was held at the Sheraton-Palace Hotel in San Francisco between 12 and 17 July [[1977]]. It had more than 50 events and an estimated attendance of 1500 people. | ||
==Staff and Committees== | |||
[[Walter Grinder]], platform committee chair | |||
==Changes== | |||
*The Executive Committee was renamed the National Committee | |||
*The maximum number of regions was increased from 8 to 10 | |||
==Speakers and Panelists== | |||
*[[Linda Abrams]] | |||
*[[Nathaniel Brandon]], Objectivist leader | |||
*[[Karl Bray]], tax activist | |||
*[[Jim Eason]], radio talk show host | |||
*[[Diane Hunter-Smith]] | |||
*[[Ann Jackson]] | |||
*[[Paul Krassner]], editor of [[The Realist]] | |||
*[[Timothy Leary|Dr Timothy Leary]], 1960s Guru | |||
*[[Roger MacBride]], 1976 presidential nominee | |||
*[[John Marks]], co-author of ''The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence'' | |||
*[[Eugene McCarthy]], independent presidential candidate and opponent of MacBride in [[1976]] | |||
*[[Tonie Nathan]], 1972 vice presidential candidate | |||
*[[David Nolan]] | |||
*[[Ron Paul]], former US congressman | |||
*[[Sharon Pressley]] | |||
*[[Ed Ravanel]], unofficial shadow Secretary of State | |||
*[[Murray Rothbard]], keynote speaker | |||
*[[Margo St James]], chair of COYOTE | |||
*[[Robert Anton Wilson]] | |||
==LNC== | |||
*[[David Bergland]],chair | |||
*[[Mary Louise Hanson]],vice chair | |||
*[[Sylvia Sanders]],secretary | |||
*[[Paul Allen]],treasurer | |||
*[[Ed Clark]], at large | |||
*[[Carol Cunningham]], at large | |||
*[[Eric Garris]], at large | |||
*[[John Hildberg]], at large | |||
*[[Charles Koch]], at large | |||
*[[Dick Randolph]], at large | |||
*[[Murray Rothbard]], at large | |||
*[[Bill Evers]], regional rep | |||
*[[RA Childs|RA Childs, Jr]], region 9 | |||
*[[Michael Fieschko]], region 9 (alt?) | |||
==Other Noted Attendees== | |||
*[[John Hospers]] | |||
*[[David Bergland]] | |||
*'''Aron Kay''', pie-throwing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_International_Party Yippie], on a mission to pie Timothy Leary | |||
==Other Noted Events== | |||
*[[William Westminster]] distributed a pamphlet entitled ON ACCOUNT OF TYRANNY | |||
*The IRA initially had a table, but was asked to leave after their $10 literature table fee was refunded. Their table had been singled out by a speech by David Nolan. | |||
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Revision as of 15:17, 23 February 2015
Turning Point -- 1977, the 1977 Libertarian National Convention was held at the Sheraton-Palace Hotel in San Francisco between 12 and 17 July 1977. It had more than 50 events and an estimated attendance of 1500 people.
Staff and Committees
Walter Grinder, platform committee chair
Changes
- The Executive Committee was renamed the National Committee
- The maximum number of regions was increased from 8 to 10
Speakers and Panelists
- Linda Abrams
- Nathaniel Brandon, Objectivist leader
- Karl Bray, tax activist
- Jim Eason, radio talk show host
- Diane Hunter-Smith
- Ann Jackson
- Paul Krassner, editor of The Realist
- Dr Timothy Leary, 1960s Guru
- Roger MacBride, 1976 presidential nominee
- John Marks, co-author of The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence
- Eugene McCarthy, independent presidential candidate and opponent of MacBride in 1976
- Tonie Nathan, 1972 vice presidential candidate
- David Nolan
- Ron Paul, former US congressman
- Sharon Pressley
- Ed Ravanel, unofficial shadow Secretary of State
- Murray Rothbard, keynote speaker
- Margo St James, chair of COYOTE
- Robert Anton Wilson
LNC
- David Bergland,chair
- Mary Louise Hanson,vice chair
- Sylvia Sanders,secretary
- Paul Allen,treasurer
- Ed Clark, at large
- Carol Cunningham, at large
- Eric Garris, at large
- John Hildberg, at large
- Charles Koch, at large
- Dick Randolph, at large
- Murray Rothbard, at large
- Bill Evers, regional rep
- RA Childs, Jr, region 9
- Michael Fieschko, region 9 (alt?)
Other Noted Attendees
- John Hospers
- David Bergland
- Aron Kay, pie-throwing Yippie, on a mission to pie Timothy Leary
Other Noted Events
- William Westminster distributed a pamphlet entitled ON ACCOUNT OF TYRANNY
- The IRA initially had a table, but was asked to leave after their $10 literature table fee was refunded. Their table had been singled out by a speech by David Nolan.
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