1989 Correspondence between Richard Fink and James Buchanan re George Mason University
This is a set of correspondence between one of Charles Koch’s lieutenants, Richard Fink, and a Charles Koch-funded economist, Dr. James Buchanan, the subject of Nancy MacLean’s book, Democracy in Chains about Koch’s extreme agenda. In 1974, Koch gave a…
1999 Letter from Richard Fink to Dr. James Buchanan re Koch Leaders and Groups, including the Bill of Rights Institute
This letter from is from Richard Fink, writing as the Director of the Charles Koch Foundation (CKF), to Dr. James Buchanan, a professor at George Mason University with deep ties to Charles Koch’s agenda, as detailed in Nancy MacLean’s book,…
2013 ALEC Board of Directors Meeting Document, August 6
This document, published and annotated by The Guardian US in December 2013, includes a full overview of ALEC’s internal finances, its legislator membership statistics, companies that left ALEC, companies ALEC hoped to recruit, and a public relations update on public…
1998 ALEC Business Plan
This document from the Truth Tobacco Industry Archives at UC San Francisco includes details of a $440,000 loan ALEC was in the process of repaying to the “Koch Foundation.” ALEC notes that it came into the 1998 fiscal year with…
1996 ALEC Joint Board of Directors Meeting, December 4
This document from the Truth Tobacco Industry Archives at UC San Francisco is a record of meeting minutes and attendees of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s joint board of directors meeting, the combined board of legislators and board of lobbyists…
1997 ALEC Joint Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, March 21
This document from the Truth Tobacco Industry Archives at UC San Francisco is a record of meeting minutes and attendees of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s joint board of directors meeting, the combined board of legislators and board of lobbyists…
1995 ALEC State Factor: Charles Koch & David Koch Award Speeches; Rio climate treaty opposition
This document contains the transcripts of speeches by Charles Koch and David Koch of Koch Industries upon the receipt of the “Adam Smith Award” created by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is a non-profit group that calls itself…
1991 CATO Climate Denial Conference Flyer
This document is a flyer created by the Charles Koch-founded Cato Institute in 1991 to promote its conference on “Global Environmental Crisis: Science or Politics?” Cato’s conference featured twelve men, a number of whom are now considered key figures in…
1978 Correspondence between Ed Crane and the Libertarian Party of Alaska
In this correspondence, Timothy Dove writes to Ed Crane, the publisher of Inquiry magazine, to request free copies of the January magazine for students at the University of Alaska. Clark responds that the Cato Institute, which own Inquiry, cannot make…
1980 Letter from Ed Crane of the Clark for President Campaign to Robert Formaini of the Cato Institute
In this letter, the co-founder of the Cato Institute, Ed Crane, makes plans to meet with Robert Formaini of the Cato after the election “[a]ssuming that Clark doesn’t win.” Crane was the communications director of Clark’s campaign with his running…
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