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he Naked Communist
is a book written in
1958 by conservative
United States author and faith-
based political theorist Cleon
Skousen.
The book posits and seeks to
describe a geopolitical strategy
by which the Marxist-Leninist
Soviet Union was attempting
to overcome and control all the
governments of the world that were not members of
the Communist bloc. At the time that the book was
published, during the Cold War, fear of communism
was common among people in non-communist na-
tions.
In 1960, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
president David O. McKay recommended that all mem-
bers of his church read The Naked Communist.
The list of communist goals contained in the book was
read into the Congressional Record by U.S. Congressman
Albert S. Herlong, Jr. of Florida, on January 10, 1963.
The Naked Communist and its author enjoyed a re-
surgence in popularity during the early part of the 21st
century, primarily due to attention paid by American
radio and conservative political commentator Glenn
Beck. Beck said that The Naked Communist was
among the books that "changed my life."
See page 18 for the "LIST OF COMMUNIST GOALS"
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Honorary Host
Committee
Honorary Host
Committee
Kevin Marsh
Pastor Betty Franks
Chairman
Joe Grimaud
Gladys Grimaud
Rev Dr. Thomas J.
Bowman
Rev. Ramone Balaguer
Annette Balaguer
To aspire to leadership in God's kingdom requires us to be willing to pay a price
higher than others are willing to pay. The toll of true leadership is heavy, and the
more effective the leadership, the higher it goes."
Spiritual Leadership,
J. Oswald Sanders, Page 115