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==Death and Legacy==

==Death and Legacy==

Alinsky died on June 12, 1972 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

Alinsky died of a heart attack on June 12, 1972 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. He was 63 years old.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fy11AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT121 Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice]</ref>

Many right-wing talk radio hosts, such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Sean Hannity]], and [[Michael Savage]], attribute many of the strategies of the [[Democratic Party]] to Alinsky's ''Rules For Radicals''.  [[Hillary Clinton]]'s senior honors thesis was an analysis of the works of Saul Alinsky and the effect that they have on politics today.  [[Barack Obama]] can also trace his roots to the teachings of Saul Alinsky.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10305695 ''Democrats and the Legacy of Activist Saul Alinsky'' (audio file)], [[NPR]]</ref> Obama had a passion for Alinsky's work. Before he left Harvard, Barack wrote "After Alinsky: Community Organizing in Illinois." Under the tutelage of an Alinsky admirer John L. McKnight, Obama says he got the "best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School." <ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&PageId=76170 Guess who recommended Obama to enter Harvard] [[WND|Worldnetdaily]], September 24, 2008</ref>  During the [[2016 presidential election]], then candidate [[Ben Carson]] urged Americans to read the book ''Rules for Radicals'' to get a better grasp on the tactics used by community organizers.<ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/22/why-is-dr-ben-carson-urging-americans-to-read-saul-alinskys-rules-for-radicals/ Why Is Dr. Ben Carson Urging Americans to Read Saul Alinsky’s 'Rules for Radicals'?], [[The Blaze]]</ref>

Many right-wing talk radio hosts, such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Sean Hannity]], and [[Michael Savage]], attribute many of the strategies of the [[Democratic Party]] to Alinsky's ''Rules For Radicals''.  [[Hillary Clinton]]'s senior honors thesis was an analysis of the works of Saul Alinsky and the effect that they have on politics today.  [[Barack Obama]] can also trace his roots to the teachings of Saul Alinsky.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10305695 ''Democrats and the Legacy of Activist Saul Alinsky'' (audio file)], [[NPR]]</ref> Obama had a passion for Alinsky's work. Before he left Harvard, Barack wrote "After Alinsky: Community Organizing in Illinois." Under the tutelage of an Alinsky admirer John L. McKnight, Obama says he got the "best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School." <ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&PageId=76170 Guess who recommended Obama to enter Harvard] [[WND|Worldnetdaily]], September 24, 2008</ref>  During the [[2016 presidential election]], then candidate [[Ben Carson]] urged Americans to read the book ''Rules for Radicals'' to get a better grasp on the tactics used by community organizers.<ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/22/why-is-dr-ben-carson-urging-americans-to-read-saul-alinskys-rules-for-radicals/ Why Is Dr. Ben Carson Urging Americans to Read Saul Alinsky’s 'Rules for Radicals'?], [[The Blaze]]</ref>