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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>

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 like a [[liberal]] rather than like 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>

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:''"He [Nixon] has led the drive to admit [[Red China]] into the [[United Nations]], and watched the cynical expulsion of the Republic of China from that body - though the government on Taiwan is one of America's oldest and closest allies, and despite the fact that he had pledged less than a year ago that we would never desert it."''

:''"He [Nixon] has led the drive to admit [[Red China]] into the [[United Nations]], and watched the cynical expulsion of the Republic of China from that body - though the government on Taiwan is one of America's oldest and closest allies, and despite the fact that he had pledged less than a year ago that we would never desert it."''