文档介绍：The Insiders
By
John F. McManus
About the Author
John F. McManus joined the staff of the John Birch Society as a Field Coordinator in
New England in 1966. He was promoted to the headquarters staff in 1968. In 1973, he
was named anization's Public Relations Director and worked very closely with
the Society's founder, Robert Welch, until his death in 1985.
In conjunction with his public relations duties, Mr. McManus became the
organization's chief spokesman. He has appeared on many hundreds of radio and
television programs and given an equal number of interviews to representatives of the
press. He has traveled the nation extensively and has conducted Society business in
every one of the 50 states.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Mr. McManus earned a Bachelor of Science degree
from Holy Cross College in Massachusetts, served as an officer in the . Marine
Corps, and was employed in the early 1960s as an electronics engineer. Married in
1957, he and his wife are the parents of four.
He is a writer, film and television producer, editor, speaker, and newspaper columnist.
His weekly Birch Log columns have provided valuable insight about the affairs of our
nation since 1973. His first book, An Overview of Our World (1971), analyzed the
great conspiracy against mankind and its harmful effects on contemporary civilization.
In 1991, he was named President of the John Birch Society.
Preface
In addition to previously published surveys of Insider control over the administration
led by President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, this edition of The Insiders
contains a new Part III, a survey of the control exercised by the Insiders over the
administration headed by President e Bush.
A key to understanding the dominance of the Insiders over contemporary America is
an understanding of the history and purpose of anizations as the Council on
Foreign Relations and the mission. Much of this history appears in Part
I and is not