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==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 – despite 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"/><ref name="SecretSocieties"/>

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 [[Liberal elite|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"/> According to a ''Washington Post'' article on the club, its "purpose" is "to escape the 'frontier culture,' or uncivilized interests, of common men."<ref>Flock, Elizabeth (June 15, 2011). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/bohemian-grove-where-the-rich-and-powerful-go-to-misbehave/2011/06/15/AGPV1sVH_blog.html Bohemian Grove: Where the rich and powerful go to misbehave]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved January 2, 2018.</ref>

The Bohemian Grove has a very [[Liberal elite|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"/> According to a ''Washington Post'' article on the club, its "purpose" is "to escape the 'frontier culture,' or uncivilized interests, of common men."<ref>Flock, Elizabeth (June 15, 2011). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/bohemian-grove-where-the-rich-and-powerful-go-to-misbehave/2011/06/15/AGPV1sVH_blog.html Bohemian Grove: Where the rich and powerful go to misbehave]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved January 2, 2018.</ref>

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"/>

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 (January 8, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/27870-deep-state-secret-societies-skull-and-bones-bohemians-illuminati Deep State: Secret Societies: Skull and Bones, Bohemians, Illuminati]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 9, 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"/>

==Suspicions of perverse and occult activities==

==Suspicions of perverse and occult activities==