it actually moved in 1989 to appleton, wisconsin, the hometown and final resting place of joe mccarthy, who so many in the birch society revered, continuing the work of joe mccarthy in some respect. >> tell me about the original members of the john birch society. who did it attracted? prof. mulloy: rep. welch personally founded it in 1958. he was a former board member of the national association of manufacturers, and he invited people to create this new conservative group. it tended to be businessmen, x military officers, intellectuals. for example, lawrence bunker, the former aide to douglas macarthur. the founder is one of the richest men in canada, and the father of charles and david koch. the ordinary members were basically ordinary conservative americans, as well-educated as anybody else. relatively young, 44 was the median age. they were people concerned about getting the government off the backs of the american people. that was one of the animated concerns of ordinary birch men. >> how would you describe the society's platform. prof. mulloy: more broadly, they wanted to turn bac

it actually moved in 1989 to appleton, wisconsin, the hometown and final resting place of joe mccarthywho so many in the birch society revered, continuing the work of joe mccarthy in some respect. so, yes, they still exist. >> tell me about the original members of the john birch society. who did it attract? prof. mulloy: rep. welch personally founded it in 1958. he was a retired candy manufacturer, a former board member of the national association of manufacturers, and he invited people to create this new conservative group. it tended to be businessmen, ex-military officers, intellectuals. for example, lawrence bunker, the former aide to douglas macarthur. and most well-known is fred coke -- fred koch. the founder is one of the richest men in canada, and the father of charles and david koch. the ordinary members were basically ordinary conservative americans, as well-educated as anybody else. relatively young, 44 was the median age. they were people concerned about what a later generation would say -- getting the government off the backs of the american people. that was one of the anim

its headquarters down in appleton, wisconsin, which coincidentally is the home of joseph mccarthy. [laughter] i asked about getting access to the archives. they are apparently available to members. i did not take out a membership. [laughter] there still are, you know, i don't know what the numbers are, at the heart of the birch society commitment as many as 100,000 members paying their dues, meeting on a regular basis. i wanted to see if i could use some extended quotes from robert welch, but the birch society was not inclined to give me permission for that unless they could review my manuscript, which i declined. fortunately, robert welch, for my purposes robert welch was prolific. he was quite a brilliant man. he graduated from university of north carolina at the age of 17, attended the u.s. navy academy for two years, attended harvard law school for two years and to decide, married and became a businessman. but welch produced reams of material, had a monthly magazine, a magazine called the new american that the birch society puts out, produced no end of lectures, videos, materia

its headquarters now or in appleton, wisconsin, which is coincidentally the home of joseph mccarthy. [laughter] i asked about getting access to the archives, and they are apparently available to members. i did not take out a membership. [laughter] there still are, didn't come i don't know what the numbers are. at the height of the birch society them even as many as 100,000 members paying their dues, meeting on a regular basis. i wanted to see if i could use some extent quotes -- extended quotes from robert welch, but the birch society was not inclined to give me permission for that unless they review my manuscript, which i declined. fortunately, robert welch, for my purposes, robert welch was prolific. he was actually quite a brilliant man. he graduated from university of north carolina at the age of 17, attended the u.s. naval academy for two years, attended harvard law school for two years and they decided, got married and became a businessman. but welch produced reams of material, had a monthly magazine, still lives, and magazine called new american that the birch society puts a.

appleton, wisconsin, art and joy snell when they read about child abuse, and they opened their home toink they need so much protection. >> up to ten children a month in their community. so for the past 20 years, they have fostered 300 children, and made each one feel special. >> and as we close the bedroom door, we say i love you. and for the first two or three nights, there was no response. about the third night, out of the darkness, you would hear i love you too. >> amazing what those words can do. >> they were honored with the county's best badge career service award. well deserved. >> so beautiful. >> isn't that nice. >> foster parents are so necessary. that's wonderful what they're doing there. >>> see you tomorrow. >> time for newsroom with carol costello. >> thanks so much. newsroom starts now. >>> happening now in the newsroom. donald trump, a republican uniter? or divider. riling the republican party. some conservatives ige a third party candidate. and hillary clinton, facing her own dilemma. counter punch or steer clear of the presumptive nominee's attack. >> a loose cannon r