Koch Family aka the ALEC people are considered founders of the John Birch Society

[merrill]

Koch Family aka the ALEC people are considered founders of the John Birch Society. Koch name is associated with radical Libertarian politics. Father Fred Koch had strong feelings for Facism. Thus have been honored by the society over the years.

How Charles Koch Backed the John Birch Society ... - PR Watch​

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Jan 18, 2016 — Charles Koch resigned his "life membership" in the John Birch Society and also withdrew his advertising from the John Birch Society's "American ...
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The Secrets of Charles Koch's Political Ascent - Politico​

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Jan 18, 2016 — Two new documents reveal the political blueprint the billionaire developed 40 years ago, heavily influenced by the ultraconservative John Birch ...
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Fred C. Koch - Wikipedia​

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Fred Chase Koch was an American chemical engineer and entrepreneur who founded the oil refinery firm that later became Koch Industries, ... Koch held John Birch Society chapter meetings in the basement of his ...

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[merrill]

Are the Koch brothers part of the John Birch Society?


In 1958, Koch became a founding member of the John Birch Society, a far-right American political advocacy group that opposes communist infiltration and supports limited government. Koch held John Birch Society chapter meetings in the basement of his family's home in Wichita, Kansas.

Fred C. Koch - Wikipedia​

 

[merrill]

So much history with the John Birch Society .......

Like His Dad, Charles Koch Was a Bircher (New Documents)​

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Jul 8, 2014 — Many commentators have noted that the father of the controversial Koch Brothers, Fred Koch, was a leader of the John Birch Society from its ...
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The Koch Brothers' Covert Ops | The New Yorker​

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Aug 23, 2010 — Jane Mayer on Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers who pour a ... Members of the John Birch Society developed an interest in a ...

Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire – Page 3 - Rolling Stone​

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Sep 24, 2014 — In those later years, Fred also became a major benefactor and board member of the John Birch Society, the rabidly anti-communist ...

 

[Grumblenuts]

The Koch Bros is just Charles any more. He just seems rather a lost old, fuddy-duddy without his sibling. Although the evil they created together lives on, no one seems to give a crap what milder mannered Charles wants or says lately.

Atlantic Council cuts ties to Koch-funded foreign policy initiative

Business tycoon Charles Koch gave the D.C. think tank $4.5 million for the initiative, which has found a new home.

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