In this presentation, the Society’s founder describes the motivation behind the Society’s formation and its role as both defender of freedom and opponent to collectivism. Throughout the years, Mr. Welch constantly updates this lecture. Filmed circa 1965.

In the first part of The Life of John Birch, G. Edward Griffin narrates an illustrated condensed version of Robert Welch’s classic 1954 book that carries the same name. That story is followed by an introductory training presentation for members and prospective members of The John Birch Society. Concluding remarks are given by Mr. Welch.

Mr. Welch outlines the Communist gains and Insider betrayals since the end of the Second World War. This is primarily an update of “Look at the Score…,” the opening chapter of, “The Blue Book of The John Birch Society (the Society’s founding presentation). Filmed October 3, 1959.

In this two-part presentation, subtitles “15 Years Ago” and “15 Years Ahead, Mr. Welch discussed the Society’s past and its future as the leading opponent of collectivism. Delivered March 9, 1974 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles before a crowd of more that 2,000 members of The John Birch Society.

In this two-part presentation, subtitles “15 Years Ago” and “15 Years Ahead, Mr. Welch discussed the Society’s past and its future as the leading opponent of collectivism. Delivered March 9, 1974 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles before a crowd of more that 2,000 members of The John Birch Society.

In this presentation, the founder of The John Birch Society makes the case for all patriotic Americans to become active members. Along the way, Mr. Welch examines the futility of unproductive debating groups and tangents. He also provides timeless counsel to members on the need to stay focused on the Society’s goals and mission. Filmed in 1959.

Globalism has weaponized “free trade” into a pincer movement against sovereignty. Globalist trade schemes, such as GATT, WTO, NAFTA, and the USMCA, are nothing less than steps toward an economic one-world government. This class draws from U.S. Senator George Malone’s prophetic warnings to show how Congress surrendered its trade powers, paving the way for supranational rule. The remedy? Local activism, constitutionalists in office, and a resolute “Amexit” from globalist schemes.

The Founders never intended presidents to wage endless wars. Article I, Section 8 places war-making powers squarely in Congress, because they knew the executive is most prone to war. Madison thundered that the executive “is the branch most interested in war, and most prone to it.” This lecture exposes unconstitutional wars, dismantles the myth of “police actions,” and calls us back to noninterventionism and only fighting wars declared by Congress, originally representing the interests of the people and the states.

This class covers the constitutional role of state militias as the first line of defense against foreign invasion and domestic tyranny. It emphasizes that Congress, not the president, has the power to call forth the militias, and only under three limited circumstances: executing the laws of the Union, suppressing insurrections, and repelling invasions. The lesson shows how the Framers intended militias — organized, armed, and trained by the states themselves — to be a bulwark of liberty, not standing armies at the president’s disposal.

This session identifies the organized forces working to undermine America’s constitutional Republic. It traces the origins of the Conspiracy against man and God to its roots in the Garden of Eden, and details Marxist infiltration and subversion in our institutions, revealing how these efforts have weakened our moral and civic resistance to globalism. The class ends with a call to expose and stop the Conspiracy by joining The John Birch Society, the only nationwide organization fully connecting the dots and mobilizing patriots against the globalist agenda.