National Convention 1979

1979 Libertarian National Convention
Convention
Dates:	1979
Location:	Los Angeles, California
Venue:	Bonaventure Hotel
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The 1979 Libertarian Party National Convention was held in Los Angeles California at the Bonaventure Hotel. The slogan was "Toward a Three-Party System." The program noted that credentialed delegates were limited to approximately 600. (See National Convention 1979 Delegates List for known delegates.)

Convention Officials

• Convention Chair - David Bergland

Materials

• Convention Program (info)

Panels and Workshops

• Fighting the Draft (panel included Ron Kovic
• Association of Libertarian Feminists (Sharon Presley, moderator)
• Gun Control: A Threat to Civil Liberties (Alan M. Gottlieb, moderator)
• A Marketing and Promotional Strategy for the 1980s (David Nolan, moderator)
• Libertarian Publications (panel included Roy Childs and Bill Evers, Robert Poole, moderator)
• Campaign Management (panel included David Boaz, Bob ??, Gary Greenberg)
• The Tax Revolt (panel included James Tobin and Paul Gann)
• Local Problems, Libertarian Solutions (panel included Dick Bjornseth and Mark Frazier, Bill Burt, moderator)
• An Introduction to Libertarianism (panel included Manny Klausner and Roy Childs, Ed Crane, moderator)
• Futurism and the Free Society
• Private Education (panel included John Bailey, Jim Clarkson, John Hospers, George Smith, and Bill Burt
• Young Libertarian Alliance
• Coalition Politics
• The Energy Crisis
• Libertarian Health Association
• Information Privacy
• Freedom of the Press

Speakers

• Roy A. Childs, keynote
• Dom Armentano
• Nathaniel Branden
• Gorden Brownell
• Diane Divoky
• Ernest Fitzgerald
• David Friedman
• Paul Gann
• John Hospers
• Roger MacBride
• Gene McCarthy
• Thomas G. Moore
• David Nolan - Audio
• Robert Nozick
• Ron Paul
• Sharon Presley
• Dick Randolph
• Earl Ravenal
• Murray Rothbard
• Thomas Szaaz
• Nicholas Von Hoffman
• Walter Williams

Peter Breggin of the Advocates for Self-Government was not listed on the speakers' list but he gave a presentation entitled Communicating with Liberals that can be found here.

Schedule

Wednesday, Sept. 5

• Platform Committee
• Constitution & Bylaws Committee
• Credentials Committee
• Society for Individual Liberty Banquet

Thursday, Sept. 6

• Constitution & Bylaws Debate
• 8 Featured Speakers
• 4 Panels
• Libertarian Night at Disneyland

Friday, Sept. 7

• Platform Debate
• 8 Featured Speakers
• 4 Panels
• Celebrity Cocktail Party
• Three Party Party

Saturday, Sept. 8

• Balloting for Libertarian Presidential ticket
• 4 Featured Speakers
• 3 Panels
• Cocktail Reception
• Presidential Banquet

Sunday, Sept. 9

• Election of National LP Officers
• Election of National Committee
• 7 Featured Speakers
• 4 Panels

Presidential and Vice-Presidential Nominations

Ed Clark and David H Koch were nominated for U.S. President and Vice-President. David Koch pledged $500,000 of his personal funds to the Libertarian campaign (see Document:Letter 22 August 1979 from David Koch to Convention Delegates). The other main presidential candidate was Bill Hunscher.

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Coverage of Convention

• Sep,1979 LP of Nevada Newsletter (info)

LNC Elections

• David Bergland was elected as national chair.
• Mary Louise Hanson was elected as national vice-chair.
• Dallas Cooley was elected as treasurer.
• Sylvia Sanders was elected as secretary.

Bylaws Debate Issues

• Limiting National Committee members ability to run as a candidate to only the Libertarian Party and not any other Party
• Wording and duration of including the past chair on the LNC
• Regional divisions

Audios

• Floor Debate - Constitution & Bylaws 1
• Floor Debate - Constitution & Bylaws 2
• David Nolan "Marketing and Promotion Strategy"
• Ed Clark Nomination Speech

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