Document:LP News 1972 February Issue 3

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The third issue of the LP News publication was primarily focused on setting the party up after the party's foundation in 1971. It was published by The Libertarian Party's National Headquarters in Colorado.

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Outline

LP's public debut a smashing success

The article describes the Libertarian Party's first press conference, all major Colorado newspapers reported on it. It celebrates membership doubling and it announces the formation of The Libertarian Party of Texas, Libertarian Party of Colorado, Libertarian Party of Utah, and Wyoming Libertarian Party.

Temporary Executive Committee

• Region 1 (West) - John B. Taylor
• Region 2 (Mountin)- Karl Bray
• Region 3 (Midwest)- Guy Curtis
• Region 4 (S. Central)- Mike Holmes
• Region 5 (Great Lakes)- June Grem, Pete McAlpine
• Region 6 (South East)- Mark Coleman
• Region 7 (East)- VACANT
• Region 8 (Northeast)- Mark Fraizer, Paul Lepanto

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Political Perspective

This issue contains a political article criticizing Richard Nixon over his visit to Peking. It is quite harsh calling him deceitful, tricky, the great deceiver, and a rascal. The article goes on to insist that Libertarians shouldn't find hope in Nixon calling the idea "retarded". In addition other prominent politicians involved in the GOP primary such as Pete McCloskey and John Ashbrook are criticized, Ashbrook to a much lesser extent. The article concludes with a prediction for the primary and sets out recommendations for dealing with Ashbrook:

1. Libertarians should support Ashbrook in the primary in order to harass Nixon
2. Pass a resolution at the Libertarian Party convention endorsing Ashbrook and withdrawing Libertarian Presidential candidates conditional on Ashbrook endorsing at least 50% of Libertarian platform "planks" and Ashbrook's continued challenging of Nixon even after the Republican Primary
3. Continuing to strengthen the Libertarian party to give Ashbrook supporters a second choice of point 2 doesn't come to fruition.