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In the general election held on November 8, 1960, Kent Courtney was a presidential elector of the States Rights Party; so was future Republican U.S. Representative and Governor [[David C. Treen]] and the fiery conservative, Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969), the longstanding political boss of Plaquemines Parsh near New Orleans. The Democratic ticket of [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] nevertheless handi

In the general election held on November 8, 1960, Kent Courtney was a presidential elector of the States Rights Party; so was future Republican U.S. Representative and Governor [[David C. Treen]] and the fiery conservative, Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969), the longstanding political boss of Plaquemines Parsh near New Orleans. The Democratic ticket of [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] nevertheless handi

==Courtney and Goldwater==​

==Courtney and Goldwater==

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In July 1960, Courtney organized a "Goldwater for President" rally in Chicago on the eve of the [[Republican National Convention]]. He hoped to derail the certain nomination of [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] as the presidential nominee. Courtney considered Nixon too [[liberal]] and soon grew disillusioned with Goldwater as well because he perceived the [[Arizona]] senator as too accommodating to the moderates in the Republican Party. In January 1964, Mrs. Courtney wrote about her husband's  meeting with Goldwater after the senator announced his presidential candidacy. According to Phoebe, "Kent told Goldwater that on the basis of the strong anti-communist position contained in his opening announcement that their ''Independent American'' newspaper would support him.​ As early as 1961, Phoebe Courtney had urged Goldwater to quit the GOP and to campaign as an independent conservative in the 1964 presidential election, advice not taken.

In July 1960, Courtney organized a "Goldwater for President" rally in Chicago on the eve of the [[Republican National Convention]]. He hoped to derail the certain nomination of [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] as the presidential nominee. Courtney considered Nixon too [[liberal]] and soon grew disillusioned with Goldwater as well because he perceived the [[Arizona]] senator as too accommodating to the moderates in the Republican Party. In January 1964, Mrs. Courtney wrote about her husband's  meeting with Goldwater after the senator announced his presidential candidacy. According to Phoebe, "Kent told Goldwater that on the basis of the strong anti-communist position contained in his opening announcement that their ''Independent American'' newspaper would support him.​ As early as 1961, Phoebe Courtney had urged Goldwater to quit the GOP and to campaign as an independent conservative in the 1964 presidential election, advice not taken.