[TBP]

At one point there were a couple of Congressmen from southern California who were members of the John Birch Society.

John Rousselot (R-Cal.), John Schmitz (R-Cal.), who was the AIP candidate against Nixon in '72, and John R. Rarick (D-La.) Interewsting that they were all named John.

[Verginius Rufus]

I think Congressman James B. Utt was another member of the John Birch Society, despite not being named John.

[puroresu]

Congressman Larry McDonald, a conservative Democrat from Georgia, was an official in the John Birch Society. He was killed on the Korean airliner that was shot down by the Soviets.