Griffin was skeptical at first, but after more reading, he grew convinced that the United Nations was a threat to U.S. sovereignty and in 1960, he joined the John Birch Society.

In today's political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they're nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them. This weekend, Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

Caleb Collier, right, with the John Birch Society, leads a crowd in swearing an oath to uphold the Constitution at a “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6 in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland/AP ...

An employee walks through a library at the headquarters of the John Birch Society in Appleton, Wis., on Nov. 17, 2022. (Photos by David Goldman/Associated Press) Photo Gallery APPLETON, Wis.

A standing-room-only crowd gathered at a meeting hosted by the John Birch Society’s Dorchester/Berkeley County chapter to ...

A standing-room-only crowd gathered at a meeting hosted by the John Birch Society’s Dorchester/Berkeley County chapter to hear from Tom and Sharon Caldwell, January 6 defendants, who shared ...