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*[[Gorden Brownell]] | |||
*[[Diane Divoky]] | |||
*[[Ernest Fitzgerald]] | |||
*[[David Friedman]] | |||
*[[Paul Gann]] | |||
*[[John Hospers]] | |||
*[[Roger MacBride]] | |||
*[[Gene McCarthy]] | |||
*[[Thomas G. Moore]] | |||
*[[Robert Nozick]] | |||
*[[Ron Paul]] | |||
*[[Sharon Presley]] | |||
*[[Dick Randolph]] | |||
*[[Earl Ravenal]] | |||
*[[Murray Rothbard]] | |||
*[[Thomas Szaaz]] | |||
*[[Nicholas Von Hoffman]] | |||
*[[Walter Williams]] | |||
=Presidential and Vice-Presidential Nominations= | =Presidential and Vice-Presidential Nominations= | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 19 August 2021
| 1979 Libertarian National Convention | |||
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| 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."
Materials
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
- Robert Nozick
- Ron Paul
- Sharon Presley
- Dick Randolph
- Earl Ravenal
- Murray Rothbard
- Thomas Szaaz
- Nicholas Von Hoffman
- Walter Williams
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.
Convention Button
Coverage of Convention
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.
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