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The '''Committee to Form a Libertarian Party''' was the precursor to the modern [[Libertarian Party (United States)| United States Libertarian Party]].  It was formed to debate the desirability of a specifically [[libertarian]] political force. The committee was founded [[July 17]], [[1971]] by [[David Nolan (Libertarian Party)|David Nolan]], a Colorado consultant and businessman, and 4 friends to co-ordinate interest in founding a Libertarian Party in the United States.<ref name=Winter>Bill Winter, [http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/cp3/message/9701 "1971–2001: The Libertarian Party's 30th Anniversary Year: Remembering the first three decades of America's 'Party of Principle'"] LP News</ref><ref>[[Brian Doherty]] ''Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement'', [[PublicAffairs]], 2007, 389-391.</ref>
The '''Committee to Form a Libertarian Party''' was the precursor to the modern [[Libertarian Party]].  It was formed to debate the desirability of a specifically [[Libertarian]] political force. It was founded July 17, [[1971]] by [[David Nolan]], a Colorado consultant and businessman, and 4 friends to co-ordinate interest in a founding a US Libertarian Party.


It was, according to one outreach brochure, preceded by several abortive attempts, including a Libertarian Party in [[California]] and a functional Libertarian group in [[Florida]].  The Florida Libertarian Party (founded in 1970) achieved an early Libertarian victory, a popular initiative.<ref>R. Swanson, "An Interesting History," Libertarian Party of Florida brochure, 1981.</ref>
It was preceded by several abortive attempts, including a Libertarian Party in California, a functional Libertarian group in Florida that remains as the [[Libertarian Party of Florida]], and a Libertarian Party formed in 1856 by Manuel de Lemos and J. De Jacques which evolved into the Libertarian and Workingmen's Library.  


On December 11, 1971 the eight-member Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party voted to formally launch the new Libertarian Party.<ref name=Winter/> The committee became formally defunct upon the first convention in 1972 with the formation of the Libertarian Party, U.S.
Contrary to common belief, the Committee was preceded by groups such as the [[Radical Libertarian Alliance]], and the extant [[Libertarian Alliance UK]] in promoting Libertarian political action. It dissolved upon the founding convention of the newly formed Libertarian Party, which soon attracted libertarians in the other parties, began running local and national candidates.


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://lp.org Libertarian Party of the U.S.]
*[http://www.Lpf.org  Libertarian Party Florida]
*[http://www.ISIL.org International Society for Individual Liberty]


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