1982 Libertarian Party History
This is an excerpt from the 10th anniversary convention program of the Libertarian Party. It details the electoral history of the LP, its wins and losses over that time period,…
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August 8, 2019
1982 Libertarian Party Convention Program
This is a pamphlet from the 10th Anniversary Convention of the Libertarian Party, in 1982. It includes lists of prominent members of the LP, like David Koch, and recites a…
August 8, 2019
Koch Attacks on the Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, Explained
"The Koch brothers and their oil industry allies have launched an all-out offensive on the electric vehicle tax credit. This effort applies the same tactics as the Koch network’s broader campaign to undermine public and political support for electric cars, directing them acutely at the tax credit."
August 7, 2019
Documents Shine New Light on Koch Brothers’ Early Efforts to Abolish the Department of Energy
By Sharon Kelly, DeSmog. A scheme to abolish the Department of Energy (DOE) helped spur a failed 1980 Libertarian Party presidential bid — and in the process laid the groundwork…
August 4, 2019
Who Wants to Kill the Electric Car This Time?
The Koch brothers hope it will be them By Ben Jervey (This story was first published by the Sierra Club on June 28, 2019, here. Jervey is a Senior Fellow…
August 4, 2019
1980 Oil Broker’s Fundraising Letter Lauds “Loophole in the FEC Regulations” to Allow David Koch to Spend “Several Hundred Thousand Dollars” on the Libertarian Party
This document is a set of correspondence from Steve Buckstein of the Finance Committee of the presidential campaign of Libertarian Party candidates Ed Clark and David Koch. Buckstein was inviting…
August 4, 2019
1980 Charles Koch Requests “Balance Sheet, Income Statement with Expense Breakdown,” and More from the Libertarian Party
In this correspondence from early in 1980, Libertarian Party funder Charles Koch tells the head of the the Party to send "a balance sheet, income statement with the expense breakdown…
August 4, 2019
1980 Libertarian Party Letter Seeking Petroleum PAC Funding Sources
In this letter, Thomas G. Winter tells the Libertarian Clark for President committee: "We are going through the files of the Secretary of State of Oklahoma looking for Petroleum based…
August 4, 2019
1980 S.A. Long $18,000 Donation to Libertarian Party Forwarded from David Koch
In this letter, Libertarian Party National Director William D. Burt thanks donor S.A. Long for a $18,000 donation, mentioning that it was forwarded by David Koch. 1980 SA Long Donation…
August 4, 2019
1975 Libertarian Party Official Notes the Party Did Not Have a Policy Paper on Energy Policy Prepared for the 1976 Presidential Election
This December 1975 letter from the Libertarian Party co-founder, David Nolan, asks Dr. Petr Beckmann to help create an energy policy agenda for the Libertarian Party to offer a “rational…
August 2, 2019