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Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr. (December 1, 1899 – January 6, 1985) was an American businessman, political organizer, and conspiracy theorist. [1] He was wealthy following his retirement from the candy business and used his wealth to sponsor anti-communist causes.
The John Birch Society was established on December 9, 1958, [70] in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the conclusion of a two-day session of a group of 12 people led by Robert W. Welch Jr. Welch was a retired candy manufacturer from Belmont, Massachusetts, who had been a state Republican Party official and had unsuccessfully run in its 1950 lieutenant ...
The John Birch Society, a right-wing, anti-Communist society, was established at a meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the conclusion of a two-day session of 12 people led by Robert W. Welch Jr. [44] The eponym of the group, John M. Birch, had been a U.S. Army Air Forces captain whom Chinese Communists had killed in 1945 and had become the ...
December: Businessman Robert W. Welch, Jr. (1899–1985) and twelve others found the John Birch Society, an anti-communist advocacy group with chapters across the country. Welch uses an elaborate control system that enables him to keep a very tight rein on each chapter. Its major activities are circulating petitions and supporting the local police.
Jack Welch, the legendary long-time chief executive of General Electric, died on Mar. 1, 2020, almost two decades after he left the company. His corporate legacy died at GE’s recent Investor Day ...
Matt Welch discusses the Iowa caucus results, the 2024 election, and the resurgence of "libertarian populism" on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Welch was all about "power-driven, top-down leadership, command and control," says Bill George, senior fellow at Harvard Business School and former CEO of Medtronic. "You can't lead that way today."
Robert T. Welch (born June 8, 1958) is an American lobbyist and former Republican politician. He served 10 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and 10 years in the State Assembly , and was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senate in 1994 and 2004 .