About
Ron Paul, born August 20, 1935, in Pittsburgh, is an American physician and politician. After medical school, he served as an Air Force flight surgeon and later practiced obstetrics in Texas. He was elected to twelve terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1976 to 1985 and again from 1997 to 2013. Nicknamed 'Dr. No' for his consistent opposition to legislation he deemed unconstitutional, he ran for president as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 and sought the Republican nomination in 2008 and 2012. Author of several bestselling books, he is a leading figure in the American libertarian movement.
* 1935-08-20
Major works
- The Case for Gold (1982)report
- The Revolution: A Manifesto (2008)non-fiction
- End the Fed (2009)non-fiction
- Liberty Defined (2011)non-fiction
- A Foreign Policy of Freedomnon-fiction
Key milestones
- 1988Ran as the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States, receiving approximately 432,000 votes.
- 2008His book 'The Revolution: A Manifesto' becomes a New York Times bestseller.
- 2012Ran for the Republican presidential nomination.
Themes
Individual libertyConstitutionalismNon-interventionismMonetary policyLimited government
Sources: loc.gov · cgi.pbs.org · govinfo.gov
