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-The '''Committee to Form a Libertarian Party''' was the precursor to the modern [[Libertarian Party (United States)| United States Libertarian Party]].  It was formed to debate the desirability of a specifically [[libertarian]] political force.  The committee was founded [[July 17]], [[1971]] by [[David Nolan (Libertarian Party)|David Nolan]], a Colorado consultant and businessman, and 4 friends to co-ordinate interest in founding a Libertarian Party in the United States.<ref name=Winter>Bill Winter, [http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/cp3/message/9701 "1971â€“2001: The Libertarian Party's 30th Anniversary Year: Remembering the first three decades of America's 'Party of Principle'"] LP News</ref><ref>[[Brian Doherty]] ''Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement'', [[PublicAffairs]], 2007, 389-391.</ref>
+[[File:Committee To Organize LP Letterhead.png|thumb|Letterhead]]
+The '''Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party''', sometimes referred to as the '''Committee to Form a Libertarian Party''' was the precursor to the modern [[Libertarian Party]].  It was formed to debate the desirability of a specifically [[Libertarian]] political force. It was founded July 17, {{Event|year=1971|event=Founding|day=17|month=July}} by [[David Nolan]], a Colorado consultant and businessman, and 4 friends to co-ordinate interest in a founding a US Libertarian Party.
-It was, according to one outreach brochure, preceded by several abortive attempts, including a Libertarian Party in [[California]] and a functional Libertarian group in [[Florida]].  The Florida Libertarian Party (founded in 1970) achieved an early Libertarian victory, a popular initiative.<ref>R. Swanson, "An Interesting History," Libertarian Party of Florida brochure, 1981.</ref>
+It was preceded by several abortive attempts, including a Libertarian Party in California, a functional Libertarian party group in Florida that remains as the [[Libertarian Party of Florida]], and a Libertarian Party formed in 1856 by [[Manuel de Lemos]] and [[J De Jacques]] which evolved into the [[Libertarian and Workingmen's Library]]. [citations needed-this is disputed]
-On December 11, 1971 the eight-member Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party voted to formally launch the new Libertarian Party.<ref name=Winter/> The committee became formally defunct upon the first convention in 1972 with the formation of the Libertarian Party, U.S.
+Contrary to common belief, the Committee was preceded by groups such as the [[Radical Libertarian Alliance]], and in foreign countries groups such as the extant [[Libertarian Alliance UK]] in promoting Libertarian political action. It dissolved upon the founding convention of the newly formed Libertarian Party, which soon attracted libertarians in the other parties, and began successfully running local and national candidates and promoting various initiatives according to its website.
-==References==
+It was dissolved in December of {{Event|year=1971|event=Dissolution|month=December}} with the founding of the Libertarian Party.  It was immediately followed by the first meeting of the temporary[[Steering Committee of the Libertarian Party]] which itself dissolved at the [[National Convention 1974]] with the elective of the first [[Libertarian National Committee]].
-{{reflist|}}
-==External links==
+==Committee Membership==
-*[http://lp.org Libertarian Party of the U.S.]
+*[[Pipp Boyls]]
-*[http://www.Lpf.org  Libertarian Party Florida]
+*[[Hue Futch]] *
-*[http://www.ISIL.org International Society for Individual Liberty]
+*[[John James]] *
+*[[Dale Nelson]] *
+*[[David Nolan]] * (chair)
+*[[Susan Nolan]] *
+*[[Eric Westling]]
+*[[Luke Zell]]
-[[Category:Political parties established in 1971]]
+<SMALL>* Founding member</SMALL><BR />
-[[Category:Libertarian parties]]
-[[Category:Libertarian Party (United States)]]
-{{US-poli-stub}}
+The complete membership of the organization, not the committee, comprised at least 199 members as indicated by the survey sent out to committee members to vote for the name of the new party which selected "Libertarian Party" with a vote count of 111 to 87.
+==See Also==
+*[[Document:Memoir 2001 David Nolan Reflects on the Libertarian Party on its 30th Anniversary|David Nolan Reflects on the Libertarian Party on its 30th Anniversary]]
+*[[Media:CO COSTelegraph 1971-08-21 LTE Nolan.jpg  |David Nolan's Letter to the Editor, Colorado Springs Telegraph, August 21, 1971]]
+*[[LP News 1972 January Issue 2]]
+{{LNC}}
+{{Wikipedia-GFDL}}
+[[Category: Party Founding]]