CJ, also the Birchers were very strong in California in the 60's. They
were the ones who put Ronald Reagan in the governor's mansion. In
addition, the 1960's saw a growing number of Birchers among the ranks
of law enforement officers.
"...the John Birch Society has enlisted, according to publicity chief
( U.S. Rep. John ) Rousellot, a 'growing number of police and
personnel in sheriff's departments throughout the country.' Such
recruitment has been pressed vigorously; in many cities its success,
and the possibilities of police-Birch alliances, have become matters
of deep concern." ( 1 )
"Commenting on police member****p in the John Birch Society, Mayor
James H.J. Tate of Philadelphia remarked:
'This is the way the Nazi party began'" ( 2 )
Would such a recruitment in Bircher member****p and philosophy among
those charged with protecting a President who they saw as an enemy
affect the level of protection they afforded him ?
Well, what do YOU think ?
From:
1. The Radical Right; Re****t on the John Birch Society and Its Allies
by Benjamin R. Epstein and Arnold Forster, Random House 1966,1967. pg.
177
2. ibid pg. 184
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