Document:LP News 1972 January Issue 2
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(WORK IN PROGRESS)
The second issue of the LP News publication discusses various aspects of the very beginning of the party including the choice of the party name, ideas for presidential nominees, ballot requirements and recruitment.
Outline
Name and Convention Details
- The Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party chose the name "Libertarian Party" by a vote of 111 to 87. They also selected the first week of June as the best time for the party to hold its first national convention in Denver, Colorado. The Convention would be open to all Libertarian Party members at a registration cost of $25 which included access to the first, second, and third sessions of the convention and the various activities on those days.
Tentative Convention Agenda
- Day 1 - Sunday, June 4th, 1972 - Open hearings by platform and constitution committees.
- Day 2 - Monday, June 5th, 1972 - First session of the convention to vote on Party rules, constitution, and bylaws. Evening open for caucuses of various groups. Also to include some closed committee sessions and workshops.
- Day 3 - Tuesday, June 6th, 1972 - Second session of the convention to vote on Party platform.
- Day 4 - Wednesday, June 7th, 1972 - Third session of the convention to elect Party's officers for 1972-1974 and to nominate a President and Vice-President of the United States of America. "Big bash" in the evening.
- Day 5 - Thursday, June 8th, 1972 - Open session of the newly-elected Executive Committee to deal with any necessary matters.
Symbol and Slogan Adopted
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