Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney, politician and political activist. He is best known for working for the rights of consumers, for his third party runs for President of the United States, and for helping George Bush get elected in the 2000 presidential election. He ran for president in 1996, 2000 and 2004, but failed to win. In the 2008 election, Nader placed third overall, with 660,094 votes, or about .38%. Nader was born in Winsted, Connecticut. His parents, Nathra and Rose Nader, were Lebanese immigrants. He is a fluent and native speaker of the Arabic language.

Ralph Nader Media

• Nader, far right, at a meeting with Sylvia Porter and U.S. president Gerald Ford in 1974.

• Head-and-shoulders portrait of Ralph Nader

• Nader lectures at Florida State University, 1980s

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  Campaign button from the 1972 effort to draft Nader to be the candidate for the New Party

• Draft Ralph Nader '92

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  Ralph Nader 1996 button 00

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  Nader's supporters, with Christopher Hitchens speaking, protest his exclusion from the televised debates in 2000

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  Nader speaking on environmentalism in February 2004

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  Nader campaigning in October 2008

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  Ralph Nader 2004 campaign logo

Other websites

• The Nader Page (not campaign-related)
• Nader/Camejo 2004
• Nader's Glitter Opposing view by Thomas Sowell.