AMERICAN CAUSE

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 22, 2004
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American Cause
A national, bipartisan, political education organization
founded to preserve our American heritage.
The Honorable George L. Murphy, Director
THE PROGRAM, PURPOSE, AND PROGRESS
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American Cause is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization.
Contributions to American Cause are tax deductible.
Please join with us now in our effor:s to preserve this nation and its free institutions. You will be joining
Arnerica's finest leaders in this crucial endeavor.
AMERICAN CAUSE
905 16th Street, N.W., Suite 304
Washington, D.C. 20006
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 Executive
Committee:
W.S. McBirnie, Ph.D. Congressional
Author & News Anal t
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The Honorable
George L. Murphy
Former United States Senator
(R., Calif.)
Director
Dr. William Banowsky
President, Pepperdine University
Amb. Spruille Braden
Former Ambassador to Argentina
Adm. Arleigh Burke, USN (Ret.)
Former Chief of Naval Operations
Eugene Cerusi
Attorney, Washington, D.C.
Amb. Peter H. Dominick
Former Ambassador to Switzerland
Amb. Elbridge Durbrow
Former Ambassador to South Vietnam
Gen. Ira Eaker, USAF (Ret.)
Former Chief of Staff
Col. Vincent T. Ford, USAF (Ret.)
Rev. Daniel Lyons, S.J.
Author & News Analyst
Gen. William M:Kee, USAF (Ret.)
Former Commander
Logistics Command
Dr. William McMillan
Scientist, McMillan Science Assoc.
Delos Rentzel
Transportation
Brig. Gen. Robert C. Richardson
USAF (Rat.)
Gen. Bernard Sc hrierer, USAF (Rot.)
Former Comma-dIng General
Air Force Systems Command
William G. Simon
Attorney, Califcrnla
E. Del Smith
Government & lndu try Relations
Dr. Edward Teller
Scientist, University of California
Gen. A.C. WedrneNer, USA (Rat.)
Former Strategic Planner
General Staff, U.S. Army
Samuel W. Yorty
Former Mayor of Los Angeles, Calif.
What You Can Do
Sen. Carl Curtis
(R-Nebraska)
Sen. Robert Dole
(R-Kansas)
Sen. James Eastland
(D-Mississippi)
Sen. Paul Fannin
(R-Arizona)
Sen. Clifford Hansen
(R-Wyoming)
Sen. Jesse Helms
(R-North Carolina)
Sen. Russell Long
(D-Louisiana)
Sen. John McClellan
(0-Arkansas)
Sen. Herman Talmadge
(0Georgla)
Sen. Strom Thurmond
(R-South Carolina)
Sen. John Tower
(R-Texas)
Rep. John Conlan
(R-Arizona)
Rep. Philip Crane
(R-Illinois)
Rep. F. Edward Hebert
(D-Louisiana)
Rep. Richard Ichord
(D-Mlssourl)
Rep. Dawson Mathis
(D-Georgia)
Rep. Robert Sikes
(D-Florida)
Rep. Floyd Spence
(R-South Carolina)
Rep. Joe Waggonner
(D-Louisiana)
Rep. Bob uV lson
(R-California)
You can make the difference in our effort to provide an organization which will guarantee the continuation of
the American way of life as conceived by our forefathers and the preservation of the American ideal which has
made our society the envy of the entire world. You can make a contribution--a truly meaningful one-by working
with us in one or more of the following ways:
1. Join American Cause. A contribution of $15. or more per year entities you to membership, the American
Cause monthly newsletter, Special Reports, participation in our action campaigns and nationwide polls, plus a mem-
bership pin, card, and certificate.
2. Schedule an American Cause spezker to address your organization, community or civic group.
3. Discuss American Cause with your friends and business associates. Perhaps you would like to distribute our
literature at a state or county fair booth. If so, send us the particulars and we'll be happy to fulfill requests.
4. Let us hear from you. Many of our members are opinion makers in their communities. Give us the benefit of
your thoughts. We welcome all constructive suggestions and believe we will benefit from the input you provide.
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We are living in times of contrived confusion, where public interest and thinking is controlled from dawn to dusk, and
where we are led from one crisis to another until we have reached a dangerous point of organized disorder. It is difficult to
separate fact from fiction. When well-organized, professional anarchists set out to destroy a peaceful, orderly society, con-
fusion is their strongest weapon. All thoughtful Americans know something must be done very soon.
THE NEW "MORALITY"
In some of our better-known newspapers, strange new customs have replaced the once highly respected and dependable
editorial policies.
*If you want your picture in certain papers, desecrate the flag.
*If you would be on television, attack someone in high authority.
?Do not be for anything; be against everything.
?The more violence you generate, the most you can disturb the peace and tranquility of the community and the better
your chance of widespread publicity (particularly if you use four-letter words).
elf you can manage to steal some top secret government papers, you may everrbecome a national hero overnight.
To bring these new "public habits" and other pertinent matters to the attention of all concerned citizens, to guarantee
the public's right to know the real truth, and to protect and preserve the basic foundation and ideas of our society, we have
organized American Cause.
We believe American Cause, an effective, direct and positive movement to preserve an endangered America, has
the answer.
Our purpose is to form a bipartisan organization to restore and preserve the basic political philosophy and values which
have made our country the envy of the entire world. Our broad aims, basic to America's survival and to the personal and
economic well-being of all individuals, are:
?To preserve the Constitution and our Federal system of government;
*To protect your individual rights to own and control property;
?To strengthen America's defenses against internal and external threats and enemies;
?To protect the Free Enterprise-Incentive system;
*To reduce government intervention and regulation;
-To research and disseminate facts so that our people may be well and fully informed; and
*To once again unite Americans with the initiative and pride that created the American way of life.
In short, American Cause is interested in all matters that pertain to the general welfare and is opposed to all programs
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 PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES:
Research-We ha4PRc.@'gggoF?rvb%le*W-AAfglM$t~sf~`i-#W%-qll ll4p6g9?lR ~ORS56Tl eir findings, com-
bined with our independent studies, enable us to identify and evaluate all aspects of public Issues. Where legitimate con-
troversy exists, we do our utmost to present both viewpoints fairly and honestly.
Newsletter-We provide our members with a concise, monthly publication which evaluates significant current issues
and recommends various actions to be taken. We also print the stories which may not be considered newsworthy by the
press.
Speakers Bureau-We are organizing a speakers bureau to present eminently respected, articulate speakers at colleges
and universities, community and religious gatherings, and other significant forums.
Speech Writers-We are. enlisting a group of professional speech writers to help draft public papers for Members of
Congress and members of our speakers bureau.
Radio & Television-We have access to a daily nationwide radio report and will initiate radio and TV coverage of Execu-
tive and Congressional Advisory Committee members in the near future.
Specialist Groups-We have more than doubled the size of our bipartisan Congressional Advisory Committee and are
in contact with news analysts, journalists and columnists, military experts, labor leaders, scientists, celebrities from the
entertainment world, and members of the clergy. Also, we have communicated with the chief executive officers of the 500
top industrial corporations in the United States, urging them to use their annual reports, house organs, and all other means of
communications available to them to emphasize the importance of the free enterprise-Incentive system.
For the past several years our government, our institutions, our elected representatives, our respected citizens, our most
successful industrialists; in short, our entire society has been under attack by a small, but well-organized minority who ap-
pear to desire the destruction of our system of government.
Led by some self-appointed liberal intellectuals and aided by leftist writers and some members of the press, this minority
has set up a constant, continuing barrage of negative charges which are gradually misleading the people.
The result is confusion, despair and great damage. The confidence, trust and respect for our elected representatives has
been weakened. Faith in the future of our free society has been undermined, and a national sickness verging on chaos has
resulted.
This determination to destroy is only surpassed by the troublemaker's disregard for fact, their affinity for deceit, dis-
tortion and an evil desire to disrupt our free institutions.
HOW FREE IS THE MEDIA?
This unhealthy situation is aided by some segments of the press who seem only to wish to report crime, violence, anti-
government demonstrations, revolutionary activities, pornography and criticism of our society until it becomes almost a
traumatic experience Q,rr r 8r ,~ ~~r ~~t E r~r~~ $ tab ~/~1? ~ ten denied the truth
and deceived by bias is or ions or the negative approach.