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'''Richard A. Viguerie''' is often dubbed the direct mail titan of the right.

==Background==

In an autobiographical note, Viguerie wrote that in 1961 he became executive secretary of the conservative youth group, [[Young Americans for Freedom]]. "Since 1965, owner of direct marketing/advertising companies such as [[American Target Advertising]]. Political/campaign strategist, activist and conservative spokesman and writer," he wrote.

"Pioneered political use of computerized direct mail. That technology was the Internet of its day: it enabled conservatives to get around liberals' dominance of the mass media; it allowed thousands of conservative candidates, organizations and causes to get their messages to grassroots Americans," he wrote.[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2519/is_4_21/ai_62410225]

Viguerie founded ''Conservative Digest'' magazine in 1975 and served as its publisher for ten years.[http://dmany.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Speakerbiony2004&#richardviguerie]

Asked by ''Campaigns and Elections'' in May 2000 what his immediate goals were Viguerie wrote "To use the Internet to involve Americans in the political process, to help conservatives gain an advantage over the left. To fight against government's use of power, to fight for individual rights and responsibilities, and to fight to extend the blessings of liberty throughout the world."[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2519/is_4_21/ai_62410225]

Writing in ''The Nation'', David Corn noted that Viguerie "raised money for [[Judicial Watch]]" and is associated with [[Larry Klayman]], conservative lawyer and activist.

==Viguerie authored articles or books==
===Books===
*Richard A. Viguerie, ''[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0960481427/104-9532597-2551957 The New Right: We're Ready to Lead]'' (Falls Church, VA: The Viguerie Company, 1981).ISBN 0960481427. (See [http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/HIUS316/mbase/docs/viguerie.html Excerpts from The New Right: We’re ready to lead]).
*Richard A. Viguerie, ''[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0895266083/qid=1098849795/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-2803681-7192154?v=glance&s=books The Establishment Vs. the People]'', [[Regnery Publishing]], 1st edition February 1984. ISBN 0895266083.
*Richard A. Viguerie & David Franke, ''[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1566252520/102-2803681-7192154?v=glance America's Right Turn: how conservatives used new and alternative media to take power]'', Bonus Books, August, 2004. ISBN 1566252520.

===Articles===
*Richard Viguerie, "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2519/is_4_21/ai_62410225 Richard Viguerie - Brief Article]", ''Campaigns & Elections'', May 2000.
*Richard A. Viguerie, "[http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-09-22-viguerie_x.htm Media Titans, you're not alone]", ''USA Today'', September 22, 2004.
*Richard A. Viguerie and David Franke, "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A56448-2004Oct23?language=printer The Big Winners]", ''Washington Post'', October 24, 2004.

==External links==
*"[http://dmany.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Speakerbiony2004&#richardviguerie Decisions 2004: Choosing winning fundraising strategies]", 2004 Non-Profit Fundraising Conference, accessed October 2004.
*D Shribman, "[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/vih71e00 'Sincerely yours', Your Congressman's computer]", ''New York Times'', Bates Number: 03667245, August 17, 1982.
*R Whitehead, "[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/xqm4aa00 Direct Mail: the underground]", Bates Number: 10394015/4017, ''Columbia Journalism Review'', February 1983.
* Walter and Miriam Schneir "[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/sji40c00 The right's attack on the press]", ''The Nation'', March 30, 1985.
*Michael Griffin, "[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/tih12f00 Senior Citizens group to run ads attacking Chiles campaign calls]", Bates Number: TIFL00496310, ''Orlando Sentinel'', February 4, 1996.
*William A. Rusher, ''[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0688019366/002-1789194-3689635?v=glance The Rise of the Right]'' (New York, NY: William Morrow, 1984).
*Dom Bonafede, "Part Science, Part Art, Part Hokum, Direct Mail Now a Key Campaign Tool," ''National Journal'', vol. 14, no. 31, July 31, 1982, p. 1332.
*William Claiborne, "Little in 'New Right' War Chest Finding Its Way to Candidates," ''Washington Post'', March 20, 1978, p. A1.
*Kent Jenkins, Jr., "North's Consultants Turn Junk Mail into Gold Mine of Financial Support," ''Washington Post'', July 31, 1994, p. B1.
*John Persinos, "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2519/is_n6_v16/ai_17195256 Ollie, Inc.]," ''Campaigns & Elections'', June 1995.
*Jim Drinkard, "Postal Inspectors Investigate Seniors Group's Mailings," Associated Press, September 29, 1995.
*Diana Walsh, "[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/examiner/a/1998/02/08/NEWS3642.dtl The Fear Merchants]," ''San Francisco Examiner'', February 8, 1998, p. A1.
*[http://www.guidestar.org National Center for Public Policy Research], IRS Form 990 for 2001.
*David Corn, "[http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml%3Fi=20040329&s=corn Klayman Watch]", ''The Nation'', March 10, 2004.
*Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A40634-2004Oct17?language=printer Liberal Praise Drawn From Unlikely Source]", ''Washington Post'', October 18, 2004.
*Thomas Omestad, "[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/041025/usnews/25neocons.htm Fixin' for a fight]," ''U.S. News and World Report'', October 25, 2004.
*Bill Berkowitz, [http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=18669 "Richard Viguerie: Still thundering after all these years,"] ''WorkingForChange'', March 4, 2005.
*Bill Berkowitz, "[http://www.mediatransparency.org/story.php?storyID=51 Richard Viguerie's Army Attacks Social Security]", [[Media Transparency]], March 9, 2005.
*blogenfreude, [http://agitprop.typepad.com/agitprop/2006/07/father_of_the_w.html "Father of the Whinycons. Richard Viguerie - Shut the Fuck Up,"] AGITPROP, July 29, 2006.
*Bill Berkowitz, "[http://www.mediatransparency.com/story.php?storyID=152 GOP defeat could benefit conservatives, says Richard Viguerie]", ''Media Transparency'', October 4, 2006.

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