# Matthew Dallek: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right

A discussion with author Matthew Dallek about his forthcoming book, "Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right". Dallek utilized over a half dozen collections from the Manuscript Division in his research, including Joseph and Stewart Alsop Papers, the David S. Broder Papers, the Arthur J. Finklestein Papers, the records of the NAACP, Joseph Rauh Papers, the William A. Rusher Papers, and the Earl Warren Papers. Historians such as Dallek have focused on the influence of the John Birch Society on American politics in the modern day. The construction of alternative political traditions as a challenge or means to influence mainstream parties has become an increasingly larger focus of historical and popular discussion as well as an electoral reality.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661154/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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