Fred Halstead | |
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| Born | April 21, 1927 |
| Died | June 2, 1988 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Socialist 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]
- ^ "Fred Halstead, Trotskyist Leader, Dies at 61" New York Times June 4, 1988
- ^ Fred Halstead Archived 2004-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, University of Utah Archives
- ^ Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Socialist Workers' Party and American Politics, 4 July 2019, retrieved 2023-07-31