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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.

In 1962, Goldwater endorsed the reelection of Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]] and U.S. Senator Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986), two pillars of the liberal establishment which Goldwater was trying to dismantle. The endorsements did not sit well with Courtney and others in the "Radical Right."<ref>{{cite web|url=

In 1962, Goldwater endorsed the reelection of Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]] and U.S. Senator [[Jacob Javits]], two pillars of the liberal establishment which Goldwater was trying to dismantle. The endorsements did not sit well with Courtney and others in the "Radical Right."<ref>{{cite web|url=

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https://www.nytimes.com/1962/07/19/archives/reelection-of-javits-favored-by-goldwater.htm|title=Reelection of Javits Favored by Goldwater|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=July 19, 1962|page=16|accessdate=August 17, 2019}}</ref>