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The American Liberty League is founded to defend conservative values of private property and individual enterprise.
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Roosevelt’s attempt to “pack” the Supreme Court causes conservative backlash in Congress.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected as a moderate Republican.
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Barry Goldwater runs on a conservative platform and loses to LBJ in a landslide.
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The Supreme Court angers social conservatives with its decision to legalize abortion in Roe v. Wade.
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Conservative Republicans sweep the historic 1980 election.
