Nathaniel Brandon, a disciple of Ayn Rand's, gave a series of twenty lectures entitled, "The Basic Principles of Objectivism" (Objectivism is what Rand called her philosophy), and the tapes of these lectures were played to groups of Ayn Rand enthusiasts all over the country.

It was a group of Ayn Rand fans who had taken these lectures who got together and started the "Libertarian Party."

I know this for a fact.

Don Firth