This history class will explore the John Birch Society, with particular attention to the California branch, as it rose to prominence in the 1960’s as a far right extremist group which advocated many conspiracy theories including—getting out of the UN, an attempt to impeach “Commie” Chief Justice Earl Warren, claimed Eisenhower was a Communist tool and while “Birchers” led the opposition to civil rights legislation of the 1960’s. The Society still exists and currently claims to be the seed for the far-right support for Donald Trump.