Fred Halstead
Born(1927-04-21)April 21, 1927
DiedJune 2, 1988(1988-06-02) (aged 61)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Known forSocialist Workers Party Presidential candidate, 1968

Fred W. Halstead (April 21, 1927 – June 2, 1988)[1] was the Socialist Workers Party's candidate for President of the United States in 1968. His running mate was Paul Boutelle.

Halstead played a significant role in the movement against the Vietnam War, outlined in his book Out Now! He also was a staff writer on The Militant, the publication of the Socialist Workers Party.

Halstead was a 6′6″, 350-pound ex–garment cutter who worked briefly as a bouncer in a country-and-western saloon in the 1950s, when he was on the blacklist.[2] On July 10, 1968, Halstead appeared on the political talk show Firing Line.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Fred Halstead, Trotskyist Leader, Dies at 61" New York Times June 4, 1988
  2. ^ Fred Halstead Archived 2004-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, University of Utah Archives
  3. ^ Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Socialist Workers' Party and American Politics, retrieved 2023-07-31
Party political offices Preceded byClifton DeBerry Socialist Workers Party nominee for President of the United States 1968 Succeeded byLinda Jenness and Evelyn Reed


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