1977 Libertarian National Convention
Turning Point – 1977, the 1977 Libertarian Party National Convention was held at the Sheraton-Palace Hotel in San Francisco between July 12 and 17, 1977. It had more than 50 events and an estimated attendance of 1500 people.
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | July 12–17, 1977 |
| City | San Francisco, California |
| Venue | Sheraton-Palace Hotel |
Staff and committees
Walter Grinder, platform committee chair
Changes
- The Executive Committee was renamed the National Committee
- The maximum number of regions was increased from 8 to 10
Speakers, panelists, and honorees
- Linda Abrams
- David Bergland
- Nathaniel Branden, Objectivist leader
- Karl Bray, tax activist
- Jim Eason, radio talk show host
- John Hospers
- Diane Hunter-Smith
- Ann Jackson
- Paul Krassner, editor of The Realist
- Dr Timothy Leary, 1960s Guru
- Roger MacBride, 1976 presidential nominee
- John Marks, co-author of The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence
- Eugene McCarthy, independent presidential candidate and opponent of MacBride in 1976
- Tonie Nathan, 1972 vice presidential candidate
- David Nolan (libertarian), party founder
- Ron Paul, former US congressman
- Sharon Pressley
- Earl Ravanel, unofficial shadow Secretary of State
- Murray Rothbard, keynote speaker
- Margo St James, chair of COYOTE
- Robert Anton Wilson
LNC
- David Bergland, chair
- Mary Louise Hanson, vice chair
- Sylvia Sanders, secretary
- Paul Allen, treasurer
- Ed Clark, at large
- Carol Cunningham, at large
- Eric Garris, at large
- John Hildberg, at large
- Charles Koch, at large
- Dick Randolph, at large
- Murray Rothbard, at large
- Bill Evers, regional representative
- RA Childs, Jr, region 9
- Michael Fieschko, region 9 (alt?)
Other noted events
- William Westminster distributed a pamphlet entitled ON ACCOUNT OF TYRANNY
- The IRA initially had a table, but was asked to leave after their $10 literature table fee was refunded. Their table had been singled out by a speech by David Nolan.
- Aron Kay, pie-throwing Yippie, was present on a mission to pie Timothy Leary
References
- Most of the information in this article was found in Against the Wall, volume 5 number 10
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