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12. R. W. Bradford, “In the Beginning, There Were Anarchists,” Liberty, June 1999,
40–42.
13. Ibid., 146.
14. Childs, “Open Letter to Ayn Rand”; Jerome Tuccille, Radical Libertarianism (New
York: Bobbs Merrill, 1970), 4; Jerome Tuccille, It Usually Begins with Ayn Rand (New
York: Stein and Day, 1971).
15. Ayn Rand, “A Statement of Policy,” The Objectivist, June 1968, 472.
16. Ayn Rand, “The Nature of Government,” in The Virtue of Selfi shness (New York:
Signet, 1964), 128–29.
17. Gary North, Chalcedon Report, no. 46 (June 1, 1969), Early Libertarian Movement,
Box 26, Evers Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
18. “YAF: A Philosophical and Political Profi le,” The New Guard, January 1970,
21–22. Twelve percent of respondents identifi ed as followers of Ludwig von Mises, a
fi gure that likely indicates familiarity with the work of either Rand or Rothbard, the
two most consistent promoters of the obscure economist. Taken together, the “poll” put
Objectivist-libertarians at about 22 percent of YAF membership. “Keep a Good thing
Going!,” Ron Docksai for National Board, campaign leafl et, Miscellaneous, Box 2, Dowd
Papers, Hoover Institution; Don Feder to Libertarian Caucus, undated, Letters Received,
1968–69, Box 1, Dowd Papers; Hubbard to Rodger C. Bell, July 14, 1969, Correspondence:
Letters Received, 69–70, Box 1, Dowd Papers.
19. Events at the convention have been covered in multiple accounts, from which my
rendition draws. I have also relied on documentary sources, as cited. See Tuccille, Radical
Libertarianism, 96–109; Murray Rothbard, For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
(New York: MacMillan, 1973), 5–7; Gregory L. Schneider, Cadres for Conservatism: Young
Americans for Freedom and the Rise of the Contemporary Right (New York: New York
University Press, 1999), 134–37; Brian Doherty, Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling
History of the Modern Libertarian Movement (New York: Public Affairs, 2007), 355–59; Don
Meinshausen, “Present at the Creation,” Liberty 18, no. 6 (June 2004), available at www.
libertyunbound.com/archive/2004_06/meinshausen-creation.html. [February 28, 2009].
20. Other goals included electing more libertarians to positions of power, establishing
a permanent network of libertarian communications within the organization, and
ensuring that all YAF members were educated about laissez-faire capitalism. “Libertarian
Caucus: Credo,” undated, YAF: 1969 Convention, Box 24, Evers Papers.
21. In 1970 the National Board passed a resolution including anarchy on a list of
forbidden doctrines in YAF.
22. Tuccille, Radical Libertarianism, 106. YAF later identifi ed the draft card burner
as Lee Houffman, although Don Meinhausen identifi es him as David Schumacher.
Minutes of the Meeting of the Nat. Board of Directors, St. Louis, MO, August 31, 1969,
National Board—printed matter and reports. Box 2, Dowd Papers.
23. Confi dential Report to National YAF Leadership, January 16, 1970, 2, YAF National
Convention, Box 24, Evers Papers.
24. Don Ernsberger to Murray Rothbard, August 25, 1969, Evers Papers, Box 24. Also
see criticism of Rothbard in “TANSTAAFL! Report of the Libertarian Caucus,” no. 2, YAF
Convention Series, St. Louis, Mo., August 28–31, YAF: 1969 National Convention, Box 24,
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