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==Political career==
==Political career==
He was one of the founders of the [[American Conservative Union]] and served as its chairman from 1966 to 1971. He was also one of the founders of the draft [[Barry Goldwater]] movement in 1963.<ref>http://www.ashbrook.org/about/ashbrook.html '''Note:''' link is dead.</ref>
He was one of the founders of the [[American Conservative Union]] and served as its chairman from 1966 to 1971. He was also one of the founders of the draft [[Barry Goldwater]] movement in 1963.<ref>http://www.ashbrook.org/about/ashbrook.html '''Note:''' link is dead.</ref>
Ashbrook voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 30, 2021.</ref> though supported the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 30, 2021.</ref> and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 30, 2021.</ref>
John Ashbrook is best known for challenging [[Richard Nixon]] in the 1972 presidential primary. In Ashbrook's announcement of his candidacy for president, he listed how Nixon had betrayed his campaign promises in 1968 and was governing in the manner of a [[liberal]] than a [[conservative]]:<ref>[http://www.4president.org/speeches/johnashbrook1972announcement.htm John Ashbrook 1972 Announcement Speech]. ''4president.org''.</ref>
John Ashbrook is best known for challenging [[Richard Nixon]] in the 1972 presidential primary. In Ashbrook's announcement of his candidacy for president, he listed how Nixon had betrayed his campaign promises in 1968 and was governing in the manner of a [[liberal]] than a [[conservative]]:<ref>[http://www.4president.org/speeches/johnashbrook1972announcement.htm John Ashbrook 1972 Announcement Speech]. ''4president.org''.</ref>