Terry Dolan (US political figure)

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John Terrence "Terry" Dolan (1950 – December 28, 1986) was an American New Right political operative who was co-founder and chairman of the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC).[1] He co-authored Reagan: A President Succeeds with Gregory Fossedal. His brother, Anthony R. Dolan, was also a political activist and Ronald Reagan's chief speechwriter during his presidency.[2]

Dolan was a native of Connecticut. He became involved in politics during his teens as a Republican volunteer. At age 21, he worked as a paid organizer in Richard Nixon's 1972 presidential re-election campaign.[3] The following year, he was a candidate for chairman of the College Republicans but lost to Karl Rove. [4]

He was a member of the Council for National Policy Board of Governors, a member of the advisory board for CAUSA, and director of Conservatives Against Liberal Legislation (CALL). [5][6]

Although Dolan was a proponent of family values and an outspoken critic of gay rights, he was a closeted gay man[7][8][9] who was regularly seen at gay bars in Washington, D.C.,[10] and died from AIDS complications.[11]

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  1. ^ The Cautious Closet of the Gay Conservative; In the Life and Death of Terry Dolan, Mirror Images From the Age of AIDS From: The Washington Post | Date: 5/11/1987 | Author: Elizabeth Kastor
  2. ^ DOLAN, ANTHONY "TONY" R.: Files, 1981-1989 – REAGAN LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, <http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/resource/findaid/dolan.htm>. Retrieved on 2007-09-06 .
  3. ^ The New Right Takes Aim, Time magazine, August 20, 1979
  4. ^ Karl Rove: The Strategist, by Dan Balz, Washington Post, July 23, 1999
  5. ^ 2006 Terry Dolan Award Seeks to Name Biggest Gay Republican Hypocrite, by Jon Ponder, Pensito Review, Nov. 14, 2006
  6. ^ John T. (Terry) Dolan, The Council for National Policy: Selected Member Biographies
  7. ^ Gallagher, John & Bull, Chris (1996), Perfect Enemies, Crown Publishers, ISBN 0517701987, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/perfectenemies.htm> .
  8. ^ Rich, Frank (2005-05-15), “Just How Gay is the Right?”, The New York Times, <http://www.americablog.com/2005/05/frank-rich-just-how-gay-is-right.html>. Retrieved on 2007-09-06 .
  9. ^ Shilts, Randy (2000), And the Band Played on, St. Martin's Press, p. 407, ISBN 0312241356 .
  10. ^ Steve Endean (2006), Bringing Lesbian And Gay Rights Into the Mainstream: Twenty Years of Progress, Haworth Press, ISBN 1560235268, page 269
  11. ^ Henry, III, William A (1990-01-29), “Forcing Gays Out of the Closet”, Time, <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,969264-1,00.html>. Retrieved on 2007-09-06 .

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