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The '''1975 Libertarian National Convention''' was held at the Statler-Hilton hotel in New York City. | The '''1975 Libertarian National Convention''' was held at the Statler-Hilton hotel in New York City. | ||
==Presidential Nomination== | |||
[[Roger MacBride]] won the presidential nomination on the first ballot against [[Kay Haroff]] of Michigan and [[Guy Riggs]] of New York. | [[Roger MacBride]] won the presidential nomination on the first ballot against [[Kay Haroff]] of Michigan and [[Guy Riggs]] of New York. | ||
After [[Toni Nathan]], [[Manny Klausner]], and [[Jim Trotter]] all failed to secure the vice presidential nomination, [[ | After [[Toni Nathan]], [[Manny Klausner]], and [[Jim Trotter]] all failed to secure the vice presidential nomination, [[David Bergland]] was literally flown in to serve as a compromise candidate. | ||
==Libertarian National Committee== | |||
[[Ed Crane]] was re-elected as national chair without opposition. | |||
[[Andrea Millen]] was re-elected as vice chair without opposition | |||
[[Fran Youngstein]] was elected as treasurer and [[Greg Clark]] as secretary, also without opposition. | |||
Out of a large pool of contenders, the following people were elected to the LNC at-large positions: | |||
*[[Jim Blanchard]] of Louisiana | |||
*[[Ed Clark]] of California | |||
*[[John Hathaway]] of New York | |||
*[[Richard Kenney]] of Massachusetts | |||
*[[Phil Mangler]] of Maryland | |||
*[[Dave Nolan]] of Colorado | |||
*[[Bill Susel]] of California | |||
Regions were also selected. For example, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana formed Region 5 and selected [[Martin Jahn]] of Kentucky and [[Bill Krebaum]] of Michigan to represent them. | |||
==Platform== | |||
[[Peter McAlpine]] of Michigan chaired the platform committee and accepted several proposals from [[Murray Rothbard]] and [[Bill Evers]]. The focus was on increasing the emphasis on civil liberties and foreign non-interventionism. | |||
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