Nixon Enemies List entry for
Alexander E. Barkan:
| List and position: | First/Top 20, #2 with Charles Colson's blue checkmark |
| Name as originally listed: | Alexander E. Barkan |
| Vitals: | 8/9/1909 - 10/18/1990 |
| Comment on original list: | national director of A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s Committee on Political Education, Washington, D.C. |
| Lists with duplicates of this person: | 1 |
| Gleanings: | |
- Director of the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education (COPE) starting in 1966. - Listed both in the Top 20 and under "Organizations." - Directed millions in COPE funds to campaign for Muskie in 1968. - Ironically, the AFL-CIO (under George Meany) stayed neutral for the 1972 presidential election, effectively helping the Nixon re-election bid. - Against Nixon, but not fond of McGovern. - Lamented that the Democratic Party was taken over by "fags, feminists, and far-outs." Also by "kooks and crazies" who were disciples of "acid, amnesty, and abortion." - Fond of alliteration. - Washington Post obituary notes his inclusion in the Enemies List and that "he took pride in that distinction." - When the list came out, he made no comment to the Washington Post (June 28, 1973). - Senator Robert Byrd placed his Post obituary in the Congressional Record (Oct. 27, 1990). | |
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