Conservative Political Action Conference

political conference

Also known as: CPAC

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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is an annual meeting of conservatives in the United States. It was created in 1974 through a collaboration between Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) and the American Conservative Union.1

YAF, founded in 1960, is a youth organization that promotes conservative principles such as limited government, traditional social values, and free enterprise. CPAC has grown to become one of the largest gatherings for conservatives.1

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Young Americans for Freedom
…Conservative Union to create the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an annual event that later developed into one of the largest meetings of conservatives in the United States. YAF’s influence was perhaps greatest in 1980, when it supported Ronald Reagan—who had joined the group’s National Advisory Board in 1962—in his…
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…Conservative Union to create the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an annual event that later developed into one of the largest meetings of conservatives in the United States. YAF’s influence was perhaps greatest in 1980, when it supported Ronald Reagan—who had joined the group’s National Advisory Board in 1962—in his…
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