Paul Weyrich
 Paul Weyrich    (political activist) | |
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| Born | Paul Michael Weyrich 1942-10-07 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | 2008-12-18 (Age 66) Fairfax, Virginia |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Racine |
| Religion | Melkite Greek Catholic |
| Children | • Dawn Ceol Peter Weyrich • Diana Pascoe Stephen Weyrich • Andrew Weyrich |
| Spouse | Joyce Smigun Weyrich |
| Founder of | The Heritage Foundation |
| Member of | Le Cercle |
| Party | Republican Party |
A driving force behind the creation of a populist Religious Right in the US in the 1970s and 1980s. He convinced Jerry Falwell to found Moral Majority in 1979. Weyrich attended Le Cercle in 1982. | |
Paul Weyrich was a driving force behind the creation of a populist Religious Right in the US in the 1970s and 1980s. He convinced Jerry Falwell to found Moral Majority in 1979. Weyrich attended Le Cercle in 1982.
Career
Co-founded Religious Roundtable. Christendom College. Conservative Digest: Columnist (1980-1990); Co-Publisher (1988); Senior Editor (1985-1988).
From 1989 to 1996, he was also president of the Krieble Institute, a unit of the FCF that trained activists to support democracy movements and establish small businesses in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
April 12, 1981, New York Times, 'Religiously-oriented right-wing group plans drive': "The occasion for the evening of religiously oriented politics was the founding meeting of the Memphis chapter of the Religious Roundtable, with Paul Weyrich, the Washington-based director of the Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress, as the main drawing card in a motel dining room near the Memphis Metropolitan Airport."
Deep Politics
Weyrich attended Le Cercle in 1982.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Le Cercle/1982 (Wildbad Kreuth) | 11 June 1982 | 13 June 1982 | Hanns Seidel Foundation Germany | 1982 conference organised by Franz Josef Bach. The participants were guests of Franz-Josef Strauss. The first page of the attendee list was published online in 2011 |
