John Bevilaqua Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 This so-called "Reuther Memorandum" written in the early 1960's (c. 1961?) launched a concerted response from the far right against the Reuther brothers (UAW union leaders) who were strong supporters and allies of JFK. This book was published by the Liberty Lobby, authored by Billy James Hargis of the Christian Crusade a leader of the Anti-Communist Liaison Committee of Correspondence and purchased by tens of thousands of rabid and vitriolic far right wingers. Hargis was a close friend of Alex Rorke, Charles Willoughby, Edward Hunter, Sarah McLendon who were all on the ACL-Comm of Correspondence. These 5 were a microcosm of the elements who were allied to kill JFK. "BJ" as Hargis was affectionately known, penned the forward to this opposition manuscript shortly thereafter. It turns out that this was one of the last nails in the coffin of JFK. The alliance of these forces from the far right laid out the fate of JFK and carried out his execution after their attempts at character assassination failed: The anti-Union forces, the anti-Semites, the integration opposition, the anti-Communist forces, the pro-Military forces (especially the anti-CIA foes from Army Intel) and the anti-Catholic elements all agreed on one thing: JFK Must Die, Dean Rusk and Dean Acheson must go and Bobby Kennedy must follow shortly thereafter. And you think the CIA acting alone did it? You must be kidding! Really you must be kidding, right? Walter Reuther's Secret Memorandum Reuther, Walter Bookseller: Sessions Book Sales (Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Christian Crusade, Tulsa, OK. Paper. Book Condition: Very Good. 5.5" x 8.5". 28 pages. Reprint of a memorandum from pro-communist Walter Reuther to Bobby Kennedy advocating the use of the Fairness Doctrine by the FCC as a means of silencing and suppressing conservative broadcasters. Stapled Booklet. Bookseller Inventory # 55042 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 17.50 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 1.95 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 2. Walter Reuther's secret memorandum. Foreword by Billy James Hargis. Hargis, Billy James] Bookseller: Bolerium Books (San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Tulsa Christian Crusade no date, about 1970., 1970. 28p., 8.5x5.5 inches, from typescript, staplebound selfwraps. The memo was captioned "The radical right in America today" and was outspoken : "The strong posture against radical right Generals and Admirals suggested in this memorandum would go far to answer Soviet propaganda that American foreign policy is not in responsible hands and that there is a substantial 'preventative war' group in the Pentagon which may ultimately get the upper hand." // Hargis' intro is a page and a half, with another two pages of Hargisoniana appended, this a short essay, "The real facts about Walter Reuther." This appendix includes excerpts from a 1938 letter allegedly from the Reuther brothers that was introduced into Dies committee hearings. // See also Victor G. Reuther's autobiography "The Brothers Reuther" (Houghton 1976) where the memorandum is reprinted and credited (Victor, Walter and Joseph Rauh were preparers, the memo was specifically directed to RFK). Bookseller Inventory # 117842 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 16.50 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 3.50 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 3. Walter Reuther's Secret Memorandum Reuther, Walter Bookseller: Conover Books (Rochelle, IL, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Foreward by "BJ" Hargis from Christian Crusade Publications, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A. Stapled Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Reprint (1961). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed, lower corner is creased, overall a clean used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! White wrappers with black lettering. No publishing date (appears to be early 70's). 20 very clean unmarked informative and historical pages! Extremely scarce and out-of-print! "As you read the heretofore 'secret' document which we reprint here (an exact reproduction of original, without deletions, additions or comments), you will see 'liberalism in action..with the facade removed.' The liberals intend to stop the 'grass-roots' conservative movements of America without regard to civil liberties or civil rights. A suppression of 'freedom of speech'..'government coercion and intimidation'..all the earmarks of Nazism and communism are suggested in this report as appropriate action against the enemies of the Liberal Establishment..." ---- from the Foreword by Billy James a/k/a "BJ" Hargis. Bookseller Inventory # 036547 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 20.00 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 3.25 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 4. The Reuther memorandum: Its applications and implications William E Mallett Bookseller: Zubal Books (Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Liberty Lobby, 1963. *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* 80 pp., paperback, small wave to top edge, yellow spine discolored, else good+. Bookseller Inventory # ZB655957 A spine-tingling foreward written by "BJ" Hargis. Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 22.94 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 3.50 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 5. The Reuther Memorandum - Its Applications and Implications Mallett, William E. Bookseller: RG Vintage Books (Frostburg, MD, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Liberty Lobby, Washington, D.C., 1965. Trade Paperback. Book Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 1965 Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1965 Edition. Tight trade paperback in as new condition. 8vo. 80pp. White wrappers with black & white illustration of a meeting with Russia officials and American is holidng up The Reuther Memorandum booklet on the front wrapper. Book is clean and tight. No dustjacket as issued. Wrappers have only a bit of edgewear from storage. Leaves are in excellent condition with no markings or flaws. Ships within 24 hours. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Scanned photos available upon request. Bookseller Inventory # 002755 Foreward penned by "BJ" Hargis a whale of a tale teller. Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 23.95 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 3.95 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 6. Walter Reuther's Secret Memorandum Reuther, Walter Bookseller: Pamphleteer (Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Tulsa, OK : Christian Crusade. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A 12mo pamphlet of 19p. VG. Circa early 1970's. With a forward by Billy James "BJ" Hargis. Bookseller Inventory # 3X2961 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 24.99 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 4.00 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 7. Walter Reuther's Secret Memorandum Reuther, Walter Bookseller: A Parcel of Books (Exton, PA, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Christian Crusade Publications. Soft cover. Book Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Foreword by Billy James "BJ" Hargis. Stapled printed wrapper. [28] pages. [No date] Toning on all edges. No corner wear, very lightly creased on back below lower staple, no markings inside, overall a very clean collectible used copy. Laid in is a facsimile reproduction of a Federal Communications Commission public notice FCC 63-734 38372 , with printed marginal notations, dated July 26, 1963 entitled "Broadcast licensees advised concerning stations' responsibilities under the fairness doctrine as to controversial issue programming." Walter Philip Reuther (1907-1970) was an American labor union leader (president of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) from 1946 until his death) and a socialist who became a leading liberal and supporter of the New Deal coalition, and then a leading anti-Communist and supporter of the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Billy James a/k/a "BJ" Hargis (1925-2004) founded the Christian Crusade in 1947, as "a Christian weapon against Communism and its godless allies." Bookseller Inventory # R1024 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 25.00 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 4.50 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 8. The Reuther memorandum, its applications and implications. Mallet, William E Bookseller: Bolerium Books (San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Washington Liberty Lobby [1965]., 1965. 80p., wraps, one corne slightly bumped. Attack on the unions, the Kennedys, the media, Congress, etc. Bookseller Inventory # 111546 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 27.50 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 3.50 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 9. THE REUTHER MEMORANDUM: ITS APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Mallett, William E Bookseller: Commonwealth Books [ABAA, ILAB] (Boston, MA, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Washington, DC : Liberty Lobby, 1965., 1965. 8vo. Stapled wraps (pamphlet). 80 pp. Walter Reuther’s name written in ink (probably not by Reuther himself) on front wrap. Association information stamped in ink on inside rear wrap. Wraps lightly toned and soiled. Very good. Bookseller Inventory # 418013 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 30.00 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 7.50 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 10. THE REUTHER MEMORANDUM, ITS APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS MALLETT, WILLIAM E. Bookseller: Hardcovers @ Old and Rare Inc. (Palm Bay, FL, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: LIBERTY LOBBY, WASHINGTON DC 1965, 1965. SOFT COVER BOOK WITH 80 PAGES. VERY GOOD. Bookseller Inventory # BOOKHII2285 Billy James "BJ" Hargis bent over backwards (and forwards as well apparently) to contribute to the successful publication of this book. Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question Price: US$ 60.00 Convert Currency Shipping: US$ 3.00 Within U.S.A. Destination, Rates & Speeds 11. The Reuther Memorandum; Its Applications and Implications William E. Mallett Bookseller: Books4all (Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Quantity Available: 1 Book Description: Liberty Lobby, 1965. Paperback. Book Condition: Near Fine. Nice copy. Covers a bit dirty but so was "BJ" Hargis. No writing in the book - not even an owners name. Bookseller Inventory # 006197 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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