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| | In 1962, [[Ronald Reagan]] joined the YAF National Advisory Board. He eventually became YAF’s Honorary National Chairman, a relationship that would last for over forty years until his passing. | | In 1962, [[Ronald Reagan]] joined the YAF National Advisory Board. He eventually became YAF’s Honorary National Chairman, a relationship that would last for over forty years until his passing. |
| − | Also in 1962, YAF spearheaded the "Rally for World Liberation from Communism," hosting 18,500 conservatives at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event is one of the largest conservative events in history. Later, YAF helped popularize the phrase "Don't Let Them Immanentize the Eschaton!".<ref>[http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/gop-and-man-at-yale/ GOP and Man at Yale]</ref> | + | Also in 1962, YAF spearheaded the "Rally for World Liberation from Communism," hosting 18,500 conservatives at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event is one of the largest conservative events in history. Later, YAF helped popularize the phrase "Don't Let Them Immanentize the Eschaton!".<ref>[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/gop-and-man-at-yale/ GOP and Man at Yale]</ref> |
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| | In 1969, YAF launched an all out attack on the [[Students for a Democratic Society]].<ref name=hist>{{cite web|url=http://www.yaf.org/yaf_history.aspx|title=Young Americans for Freedom History|accessdate=August 26, 2012}}</ref> At the 1969 YAF annual convention, there was a break between traditionalists and libertarians, with the Libertarians leaving to form the [[Libertarian Party]].<ref name=hist/> Also in 1969, the predecessor to the [[Young America's Foundation]], called University Information Services (UIS) was established at Vanderbilt University with the goal of providing students with conservative ideas that were missing in their educations. | | In 1969, YAF launched an all out attack on the [[Students for a Democratic Society]].<ref name=hist>{{cite web|url=http://www.yaf.org/yaf_history.aspx|title=Young Americans for Freedom History|accessdate=August 26, 2012}}</ref> At the 1969 YAF annual convention, there was a break between traditionalists and libertarians, with the Libertarians leaving to form the [[Libertarian Party]].<ref name=hist/> Also in 1969, the predecessor to the [[Young America's Foundation]], called University Information Services (UIS) was established at Vanderbilt University with the goal of providing students with conservative ideas that were missing in their educations. |
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| | ==Further reading== | | ==Further reading== |
| − | * John A. Andrew, ''The Other Side of the Sixties: Young Americans for Freedom and the Rise of Conservative Politics'' (1997) [http://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Sixties-Conservative-Perspectives/dp/0813524016/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241684581&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | + | * John A. Andrew, ''The Other Side of the Sixties: Young Americans for Freedom and the Rise of Conservative Politics'' (1997) [https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Sixties-Conservative-Perspectives/dp/0813524016/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241684581&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | * Gregory Schneider. ''Cadres for Conservatism: Young Americans for Freedom and the Rise of the Contemporary Right'' (1998) | | * Gregory Schneider. ''Cadres for Conservatism: Young Americans for Freedom and the Rise of the Contemporary Right'' (1998) |
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