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'''The Bohemian Grove''' is a club for the [[elite]] at a 2,700-acre private camp, located within the Redwood Forest, in Monte Rio, [[California]], near Napa. It contains accommodations for 2000 people to "camp" in luxury. It is owned by the Bohemian Club. The Bohemian Club is a private, all-male club, which is headquartered in [[San Francisco]].

'''The Bohemian Grove''' is a club for the [[elite]] at a 2,700-acre private camp, located within the Redwood Forest, in Monte Rio, [[California]], near Napa. It contains accommodations for 2000 people to "camp" in luxury. It is owned by the Bohemian Club. The Bohemian Club is a private, all-male club, which is headquartered in [[San Francisco]].

The Bohemian Grove was formed in 1872 by Henry Harry Edwards, intended as a place for bohemians artists and writers to rest and relax.<ref name="Adelmann2011">Adelmann, Bob (July 13, 2011). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/9468-bohemian-grove-where-the-elite-meet-to-eat-and-conspire Bohemian Grove: Where the Elite Meet to Eat (and Conspire)]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 2, 2018.</ref> However, the club eventually became an association of rich and powerful men, mostly from the United States. Some artists are allowed to join because of their social status and entertainment value. The membership list has included every Republican U.S. president (as well as many Democrats such as [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Lyndon Johnson]]) since 1923, many cabinet members, and directors & CEO's of the largest corporations, including major financial institutions.<ref>[http://www.jonesreport.com/articles/210607_bg.html Jones Report]</ref> As a place for the wealthy elite, they likely talk policy at the club's meetings.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> Its membership also has grown to about 2,400 by 2011.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> The Bohemian Grove has annual meetings.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/>

The Bohemian Grove was formed in 1872 by Henry Harry Edwards, intended as a place for bohemians artists and writers to rest and relax.<ref name="Adelmann2011">Adelmann, Bob (July 13, 2011). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/9468-bohemian-grove-where-the-elite-meet-to-eat-and-conspire Bohemian Grove: Where the Elite Meet to Eat (and Conspire)]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 2, 2018.</ref> However, the club eventually became an association of rich and powerful men, mostly from the United States. Some artists are allowed to join because of their social status and entertainment value. The membership list has included every Republican U.S. president except [[Donald Trump]]<ref name="SecretSocieties"/> (as well as many Democrats such as [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Lyndon Johnson]]) since 1923, many cabinet members, and directors & CEO's of the largest corporations, including major financial institutions.<ref>[http://www.jonesreport.com/articles/210607_bg.html Jones Report]</ref> As a place for the wealthy elite, they likely talk policy at the club's meetings.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> Its membership also has grown to about 2,400 by 2011.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> The Bohemian Grove has annual meetings.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/>

==Political influence==

==Political influence==

{{See also|Deep state}}

{{See also|Deep state}}

While a secret organization – it and its members do not divulge on the proceedings of its annual meetings – evidence suggests that the Bohemian Grove has a large influence in political decisionmaking.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> For example, [[Dwight Eisenhower]] gave an important speech at the club in 1950, shortly before becoming a presidential candidate, and [[Gerald R. Ford]] was popular amoung the other club members as [[Richard Nixon]]'s presidency was coming to an end.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> Nixon himself recounted that his speech to the club in July 1967 was very important to his upcoming presidential campaign – despie the speech being off the record and, thus, not receiving publicity so that non-club members could read about it.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/>

While a secret organization – it and its members do not divulge on the proceedings of its annual meetings – evidence suggests that the Bohemian Grove has a large influence in political decisionmaking.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> For example, [[Dwight Eisenhower]] gave an important speech at the club in 1950, shortly before becoming a presidential candidate, and [[Gerald R. Ford]] was popular amoung the other club members as [[Richard Nixon]]'s presidency was coming to an end.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> Nixon himself recounted that his speech to the club in July 1967 was very important to his upcoming presidential campaign – despite the speech being off the record and, thus, not receiving publicity so that non-club members could read about it.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/>

The Bohemian Grove hosted a meeting in December 1942 on the [[Manhattan Project]], attended by several important people, including high-ranking military officers.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> When the [[United Nations]] was founded in 1945 and held its conference in San Fransisco that year, the club held several receptions for the delegates and invited every delegate to another event near the end of the conference.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/>

The Bohemian Grove hosted a meeting in December 1942 on the [[Manhattan Project]], attended by several important people, including high-ranking military officers.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> When the [[United Nations]] was founded in 1945 and held its conference in San Fransisco that year, the club held several receptions for the delegates and invited every delegate to another event near the end of the conference.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/>

The Bohemian Grove has a very elitist general attitude, where common people and the thought of them setting policy is disdained, something illustrated by a 1994 speech that promoted this viewpoint and received a standing ovation because of it.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/>

The Bohemian Grove has a very elitist general attitude, where common people and the thought of them setting policy is disdained, something illustrated by a 1994 speech that promoted this viewpoint and received a standing ovation because of it.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/>

The club has been described as an American version of the [[Bilderberg group]].<ref name="Adelmann2011"/> However, the Bohemian Grove still has immense political influence due to its attendees.<ref name="Adelmann2011"/>

The club's members abhorred Donald Trump during the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 presidential election]], as leaked emails from [[Colin Powell]] to [[Peter MacKay]] revealed.<ref name="SecretSocieties">Newman, Alex (November 2, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/27284-deep-state-secret-societies-skull-bones-bohemians-illuminati Deep State Secret Societies: Skull & Bones, Bohemians, Illuminati]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 2, 2018.</ref><ref name="Shaw2016">Shaw, C. Mitchell (September 20, 2016). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/24103-powell-e-mail-bohemian-grove-s-pagan-elites-reject-trump Powell E-mail: Bohemian Grove's Pagan Elites Reject Trump]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 2, 2018.</ref> Powell said in the email that "Grove attendees know that Trump is a disaster. Most will vote against, but quite a few will not vote for Hillary and will vote for a third party candidate."<ref name="Shaw2016"/> Trump was not a member of the Bohemian Grove or any other secret society.<ref name="SecretSocieties"/>

== References ==

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