Conservative Political Action Conference

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CPAC 2006
CPAC 2006

Conservative Political Action Conference is an annual political conference attended by some 6000+ conservatives, activists, and elected officials from across the United States. CPAC began in 1973 as a small gathering of dedicated conservatives but has since grown into a large event attracting members of Congress, college activists, and other political celebrities. It is hosted by the American Conservative Union in association with sponsors Human Events and the Young America's Foundation. David A. Keene is the chairman of the American Conservative Union. Lisa De Pasquale is director of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Previous speakers have included Ronald Reagan, Dick Cheney, Pat Buchanan, Karl Rove, and Newt Gingrich. Before, during, and after his Presidency, Ronald Reagan spoke at CPAC a total of 12 times.

It is not affiliated with the Republican Party and thus attracts a number of non-partisan groups and other like-minded political parties such as the Libertarian Party.

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[edit] CPAC 2009

CPAC 2009 will be held February 26-28, 2009 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C.

[edit] CPAC 2008

President George W. Bush waves to the crowd, alongside American Conservative Union chairman David Keene.
President George W. Bush waves to the crowd, alongside American Conservative Union chairman David Keene.

CPAC 2008 was held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., from February 7 to February 9, 2008.

Scheduled speakers include:

[edit] CPAC 2007

CPAC 2007 was held March 1st-3rd at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. It was the largest CPAC to date with 6,300 in attendance. Its tone was uncharacteristically anti-Republican because many speakers and attendees felt that Republicans in congress and to some extent President Bush abandoned conservative principles. Many of the speakers blamed the 2006 election losses on Republican corruption and fiscal irresponsibility. Noticeably absent was John McCain and whenever his name was mentioned at the conference many in the crowd booed loudly. Other than McCain, every Republican candidate for president at the time was present.

Speakers included:

[edit] CPAC 2006

CPAC 2006 was held February 9th-11th at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Speakers included:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vice President Cheney's speech webcastr.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.

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