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Living conservatively: the sons of Robert Welch provide a glimpse of what life was like in the household of the man who started the John Birch Society.(Hillard W. Welch and Robert H.W. Welch III)(Interview)

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| February 05, 2007 | McManus, John F. | COPYRIGHT 2007 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In the pages that follow, John Birch Society president John F. McManus interviews Hillard W. Welch and Robert H.W. Welch Ill, the two sons of the late Robert Welch who founded the John Birch Society in 1958 and led it for the next 25 years.

Interview of Hillard W. Welch by John F. McManus

Hillard Welch, whose interview appears below, was named for a friend of his father, a man Robert Welch came to know as his classmate at the Naval Academy. Known to his friends as "Hid," he and his wife of 50 years, Joyce, live on a lake on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Hid is an active member of the John Birch Society.

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