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David F. Nolan Libertarian Party Founder |
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About Us |
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Phone: 206.455.0570 voice mail 206.769.2492 page or SMS Fax: 302.361.7483 E-mail: chair(at)LPWA(dot)org - best choice |
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The Libertarian Party was formed in the home of David Nolan on 11 December 1971, after several months of debate among members of the Committee to Form a Libertarian Party, founded July 17th. This group included John Hospers, Edward Crane, Manual Klausner, Murray Rothbard, R.A. Childs, Theodora Nathan, and Jim Dean. Prompted in part by price controls implemented by President Richard Nixon, the Libertarian Party viewed the dominant Republican and Democratic parties as having diverged from what they viewed as the libertarian principles of the American founding fathers. Libertarian Presidential Tickets 1972: John Hospers / Theodora Nathan 2,691 popular votes (0.003%) 1 electoral vote; By the 1972 presidential election, the party had grown to over 80 members and had attained ballot access in two states. Their presidential ticket, John Hospers and Theodora Nathan, earned fewer than 3,000 votes, but received the first and only electoral college vote for a Libertarian ticket, from Roger MacBride of Virginia, who was pledged to Richard Nixon. His was the first vote ever cast for a woman in the United States Electoral College. Skip Barron was responsible for starting the LPWA in those early years. Thank you, Skip! |
