Changes

A member of the John Birch Society, Courtney agreed with Robert Welch in Welch's controversial 1963 book, ''The Politician,'' which claimed that former U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] was a "conscious, dedicated agent of the communist conspiracy." Many Republican candidates at the time repudiated the JBS in part because of outrage over Welch's book. The actor Adolphe Menjou (1890-1963) resigned from the JBS after Welch issued the attack on Eisenhower.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/BEFORE+THE+STORM%3a+Barry+Goldwater+and+the+Unmaking+of+the+American...-a073828227|title=Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus|author=Tom Wicker, review of the Rick Perlstein book|date=2001|publisher=Thefreelibrary.com|accessdate=August 15, 2019.}}</ref> Such repudiation of the JBS continued into the 1966 mid-term elections, when numerous Republican nominees for high office had qualms about association with the J

A member of the John Birch Society, Courtney agreed with Robert Welch in Welch's controversial 1963 book, ''The Politician,'' which claimed that former U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] was a "conscious, dedicated agent of the communist conspiracy." Many Republican candidates at the time repudiated the JBS in part because of outrage over Welch's book. The actor Adolphe Menjou (1890-1963) resigned from the JBS after Welch issued the attack on Eisenhower.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/BEFORE+THE+STORM%3a+Barry+Goldwater+and+the+Unmaking+of+the+American...-a073828227|title=Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus|author=Tom Wicker, review of the Rick Perlstein book|date=2001|publisher=Thefreelibrary.com|accessdate=August 15, 2019.}}</ref> Such repudiation of the JBS continued into the 1966 mid-term elections, when numerous Republican nominees for high office had qualms about association with the J

​

​

In 1962, the since defunct ''Look'' magazine declared that Courtney's Conservative Society of America had a staff of fifteen and an income in 1960 of $133,000  (1.15 million in 2019 dollars) 1960 and $181,000 in 1961 (1.55 million in 2018 dollars). The CSA also rated members of Congress. In 1962, it declared that there were only two 100 percent conservative Senators, [[Strom Thurmond]] of [[South Carolina]] (still a Democrat) and Republican [[John Tower]] of [[Texas]], and three perfect House conservatives, Republicans  James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) of [[California]], Clare Eugene Hoffman (1875-1967) of [[Michigan]], and Bruce Reynolds Alger (1918-2015) of Texas. Goldwater received an 88 percent rating, but Senate Republican Leader [[Everett Dirksen|Everett McKinley Dirksen]] of Illinois garnered a 64 percent CSA rating.<ref>''Look'' magazine, March 13, 1962.</ref>​ Over the years, Tower steadily moderated his views and supported [[abortion]] and opposed President [[Ronald W. Reagan]]'s [[Strategic Defense Initiative]]. Alger's staunchly conservative views presumably contributed to his defeat for reelection by Democrat Earle Cabell (1906-1975), a [[Dallas]] [[mayor]], in the Democratic landslide  of 1964, a year after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.​

In 1962, the since defunct ''Look'' magazine declared that Courtney's Conservative Society of America had a staff of fifteen and an income in 1960 of $133,000  (1.15 million in 2019 dollars) and $181,000 in 1961 (1.55 million in 2019 dollars). The rated members of Congress based on their voting records. In 1962, it declared that there were only two 100 percent conservative Senators, [[Strom Thurmond]] of [[South Carolina]] (still a Democrat) and Republican [[John Tower]] of [[Texas]], and three perfect House conservatives, Republicans  James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) of [[California]], Clare Eugene Hoffman (1875-1967) of [[Michigan]], and Bruce Reynolds Alger (1918-2015) of Texas. Goldwater received an 88 percent rating, but Senate Republican Leader [[Everett Dirksen|Everett McKinley Dirksen]] of Illinois garnered a 64 percent CSA rating.<ref>''Look'' magazine, March 13, 1962.</ref>​ Over the years, Tower steadily moderated his views and supported [[abortion]] and opposed President [[Ronald W. Reagan]]'s [[Strategic Defense Initiative]]. Alger's staunchly conservative views presumably contributed to his defeat for reelection by Democrat Earle Cabell (1906-1975), a [[Dallas]] [[mayor]], in the Democratic landslide  of 1964, a year after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.​

Also in 1962, the Courtneys published ''America's Unelected Rulers,'' a book which claims that the private [[Council on Foreign Relations]], of which Richard Nixon was a member, exists to promote the goal of world government.​<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.slideshare.net/RareBooksnRecords/americas-unelected-rulerskentandphoebecourtney1962188pgspol|title=America's Unelected Rulers|publisher=SlideShare.net|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref>

In 1962, the Courtneys published ''America's Unelected Rulers,'' a book which claims that the private [[Council on Foreign Relations]], of which Richard Nixon was a member, exists to promote the goal of world government.​<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.slideshare.net/RareBooksnRecords/americas-unelected-rulerskentandphoebecourtney1962188pgspol|title=America's Unelected Rulers|publisher=SlideShare.net|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref>

IN 1968, Courtney again refused to support Richard Nixon in the presidential election opposite [[Hubert Humphrey]]. Instead, he worked instead in the American Independent Party campaign waged by  former Governor [[George Wallace]] of [[Alabama]].​ He served on the AIP nation committee from 1969 to 1970.<ref name=ourcampaigns/>

IN 1968, Courtney again refused to support Richard Nixon in the presidential election opposite [[Hubert Humphrey]]. Instead, he worked instead in the American Independent Party campaign waged by  former Governor [[George Wallace]] of [[Alabama]].​ He served on the AIP nation committee from 1969 to 1970.<ref name=ourcampaigns/>