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Conference HighLights

July 16-17, 1999
Salt Lake City, Utah

 Our second National Conference was a great success with featured speakers Larry Garkse, John Birch Society Coordinator, Salt Lake City, Utah; Dan Hansen, State Chairman of the Independent American Party of Nevada, Sparks, Nevada; and Will Christensen, State Chairman of the Utah Independent American Party.

Executive Committee Social

We kicked off our National Conference with a Friday evening Executive Committee social at Golden Corral restaurant, West Valley City, Utah. We enjoyed the dinner buffet and visiting with each other. We discussed plans for the morrow meetings. And a several of us sparred in preparation for the morrow news conference.

News Conference

Saturday morning, National Chairman Bruce Bangerter, Nevada State Chairman Dan Hansen, and Utah State Chairman Will Christensen held a joint news conference in the Salt Lake County Commission Chambers. We had a reporter and cameraman from KSL-TV, Utah’s largest television station, covering the interview. The chairmen talked about the Sen. Bob Smith candidacy and NAFTA, and Christensen called for Sen. Orrin Hatch’s (R-UT) resignation for his unconstitutional votes. KSL-TV showed the interview on the evening news and even dubbed in a response from a stunned Sen. Hatch. Bangerter was also interviewed by KNAK and KSL radio stations.

Business Meeting

At our National Committee business meeting we changed the official national party name to "Independent American Party" without "United States" as a prefix or suffix. We adopted the words "Freedom is our Heritage and our Destiny!" as our party slogan. We cleaned up wording in the party Principles and made minor changes to the party Constitution and Bylaws. But the high point of the meeting was discussion of Senator Bob Smith’s independent presidential candidacy. We passed a resolution commending Smith for his courageous resignation from the Republican Party because of their failure to live up to the principles of their own platform.

Liberty Forum

Saturday mid-afternoon we held a Liberty Forum in the commission chambers where we heard patriotic messages of vigilance, encouragement and motivation from speakers Larry Garske, and chairmen Dan Hansen and Will Christensen. Clair Bangerter sang two patriotic solos. Chairman Bruce Bangerter summarized the outcome of the business meeting and our direction for the future.

Barbecue

Saturday evening we concluded the Conference with an outdoor barbecue in West Valley City, Utah. We all socialized as we dined on barbecued hamburgers, chips, dips, vegetables, desserts and other food. We heard again from chairmen Will Christensen and Dan Hansen. We were filled both physically and patriotically. The National Conference then adjourned until January, 1999.