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The '''Council for National Policy''' is a leading networking exchange for the [[United States]]' most prominent [[conservatives]]. It is a section 503(c)(3) [[tax-exempt]] educational organization. [[Fundamentalist]] [[Baptist]] pastor [[Tim LaHaye]] founded the group in 1981.  Other early participants included [[Cleon Skousen]] (author of ''The Naked Communist'' and father of [[Joel Skousen]]), a prominent [[Mormon]] [[theologian]] and founder of the [[Freemen Institute]]; [[Paul Weyrich]]; [[Phyllis Schlafly]]; [[Robert Grant (Christian leader)|Robert Grant]]; [[Howard Phillips (politician)|Howard Phillips]], a former Republican affiliated with the [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]; [[Richard Viguerie]], the direct-mail specialist; and [[Morton Blackwell]], a [[Louisiana]] and [[Virginia]] Republican activist.<ref>[http://www.au.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6949&abbr=cs_ Americans United: Behind Closed Doors]</ref><ref>[http://www.nndb.com/org/700/000051547/ Council for National Policy]</ref><ref name="thefreelibrary.com">[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Behind+closed+doors:+who+is+the+council+for+national+policy+and+what...-a0123708159 Behind closed doors: who is the council for national policy and what are they up to? And why don't they want you to know? - Free Online Library]</ref>

The '''Council for National Policy''' is a leading networking exchange for the [[United States]]' most prominent [[conservatives]]. It is a section 503(c)(3) [[tax-exempt]] educational organization. [[Fundamentalist]] [[Baptist]] pastor [[Tim LaHaye]] founded the group in 1981.  Other early participants included [[Cleon Skousen]] (author of ''[[The Naked Communist]]'' and father of [[Joel Skousen]]), a prominent [[Mormon]] [[theologian]] and founder of the [[Freemen Institute]]; [[Paul Weyrich]]; [[Phyllis Schlafly]]; [[Robert Grant (Christian leader)|Robert Grant]]; [[Howard Phillips (politician)|Howard Phillips]], a former Republican affiliated with the [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]; [[Richard Viguerie]], the direct-mail specialist; and [[Morton Blackwell]], a [[Louisiana]] and [[Virginia]] Republican activist.<ref>[http://www.au.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6949&abbr=cs_ Americans United: Behind Closed Doors]</ref><ref>[http://www.nndb.com/org/700/000051547/ Council for National Policy]</ref><ref name="thefreelibrary.com">[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Behind+closed+doors:+who+is+the+council+for+national+policy+and+what...-a0123708159 Behind closed doors: who is the council for national policy and what are they up to? And why don't they want you to know? - Free Online Library]</ref>

The council has a staff of eight people. Its first executive director was [[Woody Jenkins]]. [[Steve Baldwin]] is the current executive director.

The council has a staff of eight people. Its first executive director was [[Woody Jenkins]]. [[Steve Baldwin]] is the current executive director.