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with freedom has been a goal of many administrations from “Woodrow Wilson on up.” It was a goal John Kennedy alluded to during his inaugural address, he adds. This goal is the foundation from which nearly all activity at Freedom Studies Center begins.

Not Government Sponsored Or Funded

To understand what goes on at Freedom Studies Center, one needs to examine the roots of this non-profit organization.

Nameless in 1956 when it was begun by a group of Chicago businessmen, the original intent of the. , was- to teach the leaders of ' 1 Amerifi XaftniiWfthPtBfterence' betwddn 'free1en»»1 terprise and AfcUHsm. "Many people in opper and1 middle management didn’t understand the difference,” Mr. Cox explains.

A young executive for Sears, Roebuck and Co., John M. Fisher, was asked to organize seminars for business people. Soon afterward, when Mr. Fisher saw the need to develop a library to support the endeavor, a name and legal entity had to be established before a private library up for sale could be purchased. American Security Council (ASC) was selected.

More recently, American Security Council Foundation and the Communication Corporation of America were added. Financially separate from ASC, both support the same goal.

The American Security Council is in no way associated with the National Security Council, which is a governmental agency. Says Mr. Cox: “ASC...is totally private.” He notes that no money comes to

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