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{{Short description|American entrepreneur, businessman and fraudster}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = William Penn Patrick
| name = William Penn Patrick
| image = File:William Penn Patrick.jpg
| residence = [[San Rafael, California]]
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=y|1930|3|31}}<ref name="birth">North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000</ref><ref name="death">California, Death Index, 1940-1997</ref>
| caption =
| birth_place = Lees Mill Township, [[Washington County, North Carolina]], United States
| birth_date = 1930
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|1973|6|9|1930|3|31}}
| birth_place =
| death_place = [[Clearlake Oaks, California]], United States<ref name="death"/><ref>
| death_date = June 9, 1973
{{cite web
| death_place = [[Lakeport, California]], [[United States|USA]]
|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=86405&key=0
| death_cause = [[Plane crash]]
|title=NTSB Identification: OAK73FVG65
| known_for = Owner, [[Holiday Magic]], [[Leadership Dynamics]], [[Mind Dynamics]]
|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board
| occupation = Businessman
|access-date=2013-03-21
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
}}</ref>
| death_cause = [[Plane crash]]
| known_for = Owner, [[Holiday Magic]], [[Leadership Dynamics]], [[Mind Dynamics]]
| occupation = Businessman
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
}}
}}


'''William Penn Patrick''' was an [[United States|American]] entrepreneur and businessman. He was the owner of [[Holiday Magic]], [[Leadership Dynamics]], and [[Mind Dynamics]]. Patrick was a proponent of the [[The Fox and the Grapes#Sour grapes|sour grapes]] philosophy, and has been widely quoted as stating: "Those who condemn wealth are those who have none and see no chance of getting it."<ref>{{cite book
'''William Penn Patrick''' (March 31, 1930 – June 9, 1973) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and fraudster. He was the owner of [[Holiday Magic]], [[Leadership Dynamics]], and [[Mind Dynamics]]. Patrick was a proponent of the [[The Fox and the Grapes#Sour grapes|sour grapes]] philosophy, and has been widely quoted as stating: "Those who condemn wealth are those who have none and see no chance of getting it."<ref>{{cite book
| last = Parkinson
| last = Parkinson
| first = Judy
| first = Judy
| others = Adam Hart-Davis, Foreword
| authorlink =
| coauthors = Adam Hart-Davis, Foreword
| title = From Hue & Cry to Humble Pie: Curious, Bizarre, and Incomprehensible Expressions Explained
| title = From Hue & Cry to Humble Pie: Curious, Bizarre, and Incomprehensible Expressions Explained
| publisher = Michael O'Mara Books
| publisher = Michael O'Mara Books
| year = 2000
| year = 2000
| location =
| pages = 153
| pages = Page 153
| isbn = 0-7607-3581-6 }}
| url =
| doi =
| isbn = 0760735816 }}
</ref>
</ref>


Patrick tried unsuccessfully to get into a career in politics, first running against [[Ronald Reagan]] for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination for governor of [[California]], and was later nominated by the [[California Theocratic Party]] for [[Vice President of the United States]].
Patrick tried unsuccessfully to enter politics, first running against [[Ronald Reagan]] for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination for governor of [[California]], and was later nominated by the [[California Theocratic Party]] for [[Vice President of the United States]].{{Cn|date=December 2022}} Patrick was a member of the [[John Birch Society]].<ref>{{cite news
| last = Staff
| title = 'Dove' Recall Move Started
| work = [[St. Petersburg Times]]
| date = May 25, 1967
| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19670525&id=9CUjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6999,2753917
}}</ref>


In 1972 an [[F-86 Sabre]] jet, owned by Patrick, [[1972 Sacramento Canadair Sabre accident|crashed into an ice cream parlor in Sacramento]], killing 22 people on the ground. Patrick was not the pilot at that time, but a year later he died in a crash in his [[P-51D Mustang]] in [[Lakeport, California]].
Patrick died in 1973, when his private plane crashed in [[Lakeport, California]].


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Patrick sought out the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination for governor of [[California]], in 1966<ref>{{cite news
Patrick sought out the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination for governor of [[California]], in 1966.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Staff
| last = Staff
| first =
| coauthors =
| title = Coast Candidate In Harlem to Ask Advice on Watts
| title = Coast Candidate In Harlem to Ask Advice on Watts
| work = [[The New York Times]]
| work = [[The New York Times]]
| pages = Page 36
| pages = 36
| language =
| publisher = [[The New York Times Company]]
| date = May 26, 1966
| date = May 26, 1966
}}</ref> Patrick alleged that a [[pollster]], [[Mervin Field]], had accepted money to influence a poll in the campaign.<ref name="mervinfield">{{cite news
| url =
| accessdate = }}</ref>. Patrick alleged that a [[pollster]], [[Mervin Field]], had accepted money to influence a poll in the campaign<ref name="mervinfield">{{cite news
| last = Staff
| last = Staff
| first =
| coauthors =
| title = Pollster Gets $300,000 in Libel Case
| title = Pollster Gets $300,000 in Libel Case
| work = [[The Washington Post]]
| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]
| pages = Section: General
| pages = Section: General
| language =
| publisher =
| date = July 24, 1970
| date = July 24, 1970
| url =
}}
</ref> Mervin Field sued Patrick for [[libel]], for damages of [[USD|US$]]4 million, and was awarded [[USD|US$]]300,000.<ref name="mervinfield" /> Patrick finished in 4th place in the primary election with 1.87% of the vote and lost the nomination to [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>{{cite book
| accessdate = }}
</ref>. Mervin Field sued Patrick for [[libel]], for damages of [[USD|USD$]]4 million, and was awarded [[USD|USD$]]300,000<ref name="mervinfield" />. Patrick later lost the nomination, to [[Ronald Reagan]]<ref>{{cite book
| last = Nofziger
| last = Nofziger
| first = Lyn
| first = Lyn
|author2=Gaylord B. Parkinson |author3=William E. Roberts |author4=Stuart K. Spencer |author5=Gabrielle S. Morris |author6=Sarah Lee Sharp
| authorlink =
| title = Issues and Innovations in the 1966 Republican Gubernatorial Campaign: Interviews
| coauthors = Gaylord B. Parkinson, William E. Roberts, Stuart K. Spencer, Gabrielle S. Morris, Sarah Lee Sharp
| title = Issues and Innovations in the 1966 Republican Gubernatorial Campaign: Interviews
| publisher = Bancroft Library Regional Oral History Office, Governmental History Documentation Project
| publisher = Bancroft Library Regional Oral History Office, Governmental History Documentation Project
| year = 1980
| year = 1980
| location =
| pages = Page 8
| pages = Page 8
| url =
}}
</ref> ''[[The New Republic]]'' described Patrick's campaign strategy as that of "out-Reaganing Ronald Reagan".<ref>{{cite magazine
| doi =
| id = }}
</ref>. ''[[The New Republic]]'' described Patrick's campaign strategy as that of "out-Reaganing Ronald Reagan"<ref>{{cite news
| last = Kopkind
| last = Kopkind
| first = Andrew
| first = Andrew
| coauthors =
| title = Brennan v Tigar.
| title = Brennan v Tigar.
| work = [[The New Republic]]
| magazine = [[The New Republic]]
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date = August 27, 1966
| date = August 27, 1966
| url =
}}
</ref> In 1967, Patrick formed a fundraising group to run for [[Thomas Kuchel]]'s [[United States Senate|Senate]] seat.<ref>{{cite news
| accessdate = }}
</ref>. In 1967, Patrick formed a fundraising group to run for [[Thomas Kuchel]]'s [[United States Senate|Senate]] seat<ref>{{cite news
| last = Staff
| last = Staff
| first =
| coauthors =
| title = 2d Rightist May Try for Kuchel Seat
| title = 2d Rightist May Try for Kuchel Seat
| work = [[The Washington Post]]
| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date = June 24, 1967
| date = June 24, 1967
| url =
}}
</ref> Patrick was later nominated for [[Vice President of the United States]], in 1967,<ref>{{cite book
| accessdate = }}
</ref>. Patrick was later nominated for [[Vice President of the United States]], in 1967<ref>{{cite book
| last = Kane
| last = Kane
| first = Joseph Nathan
| first = Joseph Nathan
| title = Facts about the Presidents: A Compilation of Biographical and Historical Information
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title = Facts about the Presidents: A Compilation of Biographical and Historical Information
| publisher = H. W. Wilson
| publisher = H. W. Wilson
| year = 1981
| year = 1981
| location =
| pages = 272
| url = https://archive.org/details/factsaboutpresid0000kane
| pages = Page 272
| url =
| isbn = 0-8242-0612-6
| doi =
}}
</ref> by the [[California Theocratic Party]].<ref>{{cite book
| id =
| isbn = 0824206126 }}
</ref>, by the [[California Theocratic Party]]<ref>{{cite book
| last = Goldinger
| last = Goldinger
| first = Carolyn
| first = Carolyn
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title = Presidential Elections Since 1789
| title = Presidential Elections Since 1789
| publisher = Congressional Quarterly, inc.
| publisher = Congressional Quarterly, inc.
| year = 1991
| year = 1991
| location =
| pages = 91
| pages = Page 91
| isbn = 0-87187-609-4}}
</ref> ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' referred to Patrick as the "strangest politician".<ref>{{cite news
| url =
| doi =
| isbn = 0871876094}}
</ref>. ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' referred to Patrick as the "strangest politician"<ref>{{cite news
| last = Staff
| last = Staff
| first =
| coauthors =
| title = Strangest Politician
| title = Strangest Politician
| work = [[The Los Angeles Times]]
| work = [[The Los Angeles Times]]
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date = August 16, 1967
| date = August 16, 1967
| url =
}}
</ref> He was mainly popular among ultraconservative and ultra right political circles in California.<ref>{{cite book
| accessdate = }}
</ref>. He was mainly popular among ultraconservative and ultraright political circles in California<ref>{{cite book
| last = Turner
| last = Turner
| first = William W.
| first = William W.
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title = Power on the Right
| title = Power on the Right
| publisher = Ramparts
| publisher = Ramparts
| year = 1971
| year = 1971
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/poweronright0000turn/page/79 79], 124
| location =
| url =https://archive.org/details/poweronright0000turn
| pages = 79, 124
| url =
| url-access = registration
| doi =
| isbn = 0-87867-003-3 }}
</ref>
| id =
| isbn = 0878670033 }}
</ref>.


== Businessman ==
== Businessman and fraudster ==
Patrick began his experience in sales selling products door-to-door in [[Illinois]]<ref>{{cite book
Patrick began his experience in sales selling products door-to-door in [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite book
| last = Pressman
| last = Pressman
| first = Steven
| first = Steven
| authorlink = Steven Pressman
| author-link = Steven Pressman
| title = [[Outrageous Betrayal|Outrageous Betrayal: The Dark Journey of Werner Erhard from est to Exile]]
| coauthors =
| title = [[Outrageous Betrayal|Outrageous Betrayal: The Dark Journey of Werner Erhard from est to Exhile]]
| publisher = [[St. Martin's Press]]
| publisher = [[St. Martin's Press]]
| year = 1993
| year = 1993
| location =
| pages = Chapter: [http://perso.orange.fr/eldon.braun/awareness/door2.html A Door to Door Mind Salesman]
| pages = Chapter: [http://perso.orange.fr/eldon.braun/awareness/door2.html A Door to Door Mind Salesman]
| url =
}}
</ref> He was the owner of companies including [[Leadership Dynamics]], a controversial company which was the first form of [[Large Group Awareness Training]],<ref>{{cite news
| doi =
| id = }}
</ref>. He was the owner of companies including [[Leadership Dynamics]], a controversial company which was the first form of [[Large Group Awareness Training]]<ref>{{cite news
| last = Kilzer
| last = Kilzer
| first = Lou
| first = Lou
| coauthors =
| title = Desperate Measures Network of Behavior Modification Compounds Known as Teen Help Has Straightened Out Hundreds of Defiant Adolescents, But Its Methods Aren't For the Faint-hearted.
| title = Desperate Measures Network of Behavior Modification Compounds Known as Teen Help Has Straightened Out Hundreds of Defiant Adolescents, But Its Methods Aren't For the Faint-hearted.
| work = [[Rocky Mountain News]]
| work = [[Rocky Mountain News]]
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = [[E. W. Scripps Company]]
| publisher = [[E. W. Scripps Company]]
| date = July 18, 1999
| date = July 18, 1999
}}<br>"The first of the genre psychologists call "large group awareness training" was the Leadership Dynamics Institute..."</ref> and [[Holiday Magic]], a door-to-door [[cosmetics]] company<ref>{{cite news
| url =
| accessdate = }}<br>"The first of the genre psychologists call "large group awareness training" was the Leadership Dynamics Institute..."</ref>, and [[Holiday Magic]], a door-to-door [[cosmetics]] company<ref>{{cite news
| last = Simon
| last = Simon
| first = Jane Fitz
| first = Jane Fitz
| coauthors =
| title = The Video Salesman Entrepreneur Sees Gold Mine in Selling Informational Videotapes Door-to-Door
| title = The Video Salesman Entrepreneur Sees Gold Mine in Selling Informational Videotapes Door-to-Door
| work = [[The Boston Globe]]
| work = [[The Boston Globe]]
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date = July 5, 1988
| date = July 5, 1988
| url =
}}
</ref> later termed by the United States Federal government to be [[fraudulent]].<ref name="time73">{{cite magazine
| accessdate = }}
</ref> later termed by the United States Federal government to be [[fraudulent]]<ref name="time73">{{cite news
| last = Staff
| last = Staff
| first =
| coauthors =
| title = Battling the Biggest Fraud
| title = Battling the Biggest Fraud
| work = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]
| magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]
| pages = 2 pgs.
| pages = 2 pgs
| language =
| publisher =
| date = July 16, 1973
| date = July 16, 1973
| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907582,00.html
| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907582,00.html
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070427044857/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907582,00.html
| accessdate = }}<br>William Penn Patrick, a former mentor of Turner's, was charged last month by the Securities and Exchange Commission with bilking some 80,000 people out of more than $250 million through his Holiday Magic cosmetics and soap empire.
| url-status = dead
</ref><ref name="ftc1971" />. Mind Dynamics was initially founded by [[Alexander Everett]], and Patrick backed the company before buying it<ref>{{cite book
| archive-date = April 27, 2007
}}<br>William Penn Patrick, a former mentor of Turner's, was charged last month by the Securities and Exchange Commission with bilking some 80,000 people out of more than $250 million through his Holiday Magic cosmetics and soap empire.
</ref><ref name="ftc1971" /> Mind Dynamics was initially founded by [[Alexander Everett]], and Patrick backed the company before buying it.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Bartley
| last = Bartley
| first = William Warren
| first = William Warren
| authorlink = William Warren Bartley
| author-link = William Warren Bartley
| coauthors =
| title = [[Werner Erhard The Transformation of a Man|Werner Erhard: The Transformation of a Man the Founding of EST]]
| title = [[Werner Erhard The Transformation of a Man|Werner Erhard: The Transformation of a Man the Founding of EST]]
| publisher = Clarkson Potter
| publisher = Clarkson Potter
| year = 1988
| year = 1988
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/wernererhard00will/page/ Page 177]
| location =
| pages = Page 177
| isbn = 0-517-53502-5
| url =
}}
| doi =
| isbn = 0-517-53502-5}}
</ref><ref>{{cite book
</ref><ref>{{cite book
| last = Lande
| last = Lande
| first = Nathaniel
| first = Nathaniel
| title = Mindstyles, Lifestyles: A Comprehensive Overview of Today's Life-changing Philosophies
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title = Mindstyles, Lifestyles: A Comprehensive Overview of Today's Life-changing Philosophies
| publisher = Price/Stern/Sloan
| publisher = Price/Stern/Sloan
| year = 1976
| year = 1976
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/mindstyleslifest00nath/page/143 143]
| location =
| url = https://archive.org/details/mindstyleslifest00nath/page/143
| pages = 143
| url =
| isbn = 0-8431-0409-0
| doi =
}}
</ref> Patrick's companies were later investigated by the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]],<ref name="ftc1971">[http://www.mlmlaw.com/library/cases/mlm/ftc/hldymagc.htm 84 F.T.C. 748] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927092035/http://www.mlmlaw.com/library/cases/mlm/ftc/hldymagc.htm |date=2007-09-27 }}, IN THE MATTER OF HOLIDAY MAGIC, INC., ET AL. ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SEC. 5 OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT AND SEC. 2(a) OF THE CLAYTON ACT, Docket 8834., Complaint, Jan. 18, 1971, Decision, Oct. 15, 1974.</ref> on allegations of [[pyramid scheme]]s.<ref>{{cite news
| id =
| isbn = 0843104090 }}
</ref>. Patrick's companies were later investigated by the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]]<ref name="ftc1971">[http://www.mlmlaw.com/library/cases/mlm/ftc/hldymagc.htm 84 F.T.C. 748], IN THE MATTER OF HOLIDAY MAGIC, INC., ET AL. ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SEC. 5 OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT AND SEC. 2(a) OF THE CLAYTON ACT, Docket 8834., Complaint, Jan. 18, 1971, Decision, Oct. 15, 1974.</ref> , on allegations of [[pyramid scheme]]s<ref>{{cite news
| last = Staff
| last = Staff
| first =
| coauthors =
| title = Judge Clouds Future of Surviving Pyramid
| title = Judge Clouds Future of Surviving Pyramid
| work = [[The Washington Post]]
| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date = March 25, 1976
| date = March 25, 1976
| url =
}}
</ref> Leadership Dynamics folded amidst lawsuits and allegations of [[physical abuse|physical]] and [[sexual abuse]].<ref>{{cite journal
| accessdate = }}
</ref>. Leadership Dynamics folded amidst lawsuits and allegations of [[physical abuse|physical]] and [[sexual abuse]]<ref>{{cite journal
| last = Langone
| last = Langone
| first = Michael
| first = Michael
| authorlink = Michael Langone
| author-link = Michael Langone
| title = Beware of 'New Age' Solutions to Age Old Problems
| coauthors =
| title = Beware of `New Age’ Solutions to Age Old Problems
| journal = Business and Society Review
| journal = Business and Society Review
| volume = 69
| volume = 69
| issue =
| pages = 39–42
| pages = Pages 39–42
| publisher =
| year = 1989
| year = 1989
| url = http://www.csj.org/infoserv_articles/langone_michael_busnewage.htm
| url = http://www.csj.org/infoserv_articles/langone_michael_busnewage.htm
| doi =
| access-date = 2007-05-25
| id =
| archive-date = 2007-06-07
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070607153633/http://www.csj.org/infoserv_articles/langone_michael_busnewage.htm
| accessdate = }}
| url-status = dead
</ref>.
}}</ref>


== Death ==
William Penn Patrick died on June 9, 1973, in a [[plane crash]] of his private plane<ref name="ftc1971" /><ref>{{cite news
William Penn Patrick died on June 9, 1973, at age 43, in the crash of his privately owned [[North American P-51 Mustang|P-51D Mustang]]<ref name="ftc1971" /><ref>{{cite news
| last = Staff
| last = Staff
|agency=Associated Press
| first =
| coauthors = [[Associated Press]]
| title = Rites for Cosmetics Maker Slated Today in California
| title = Rites for Cosmetics Maker Slated Today in California
| work = [[The Washington Post]]
| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]
| pages = Obituaries
| pages = Obituaries
| language =
| publisher =
| date = June 12, 1973
| date = June 12, 1973
| url =
}}
</ref> near his farm at [[Clearlake Oaks, California]]. He was flying the plane at the time; after making a low pass, he pulled up steeply, [[Stall (fluid mechanics)|stalled]], and entered a [[Spin (aerodynamics)|spin]] from which he did not recover. Although he was a certified pilot, he had only 154 hours of flight time in the P-51D, and only about four hours over the preceding three months.<ref>[https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=86405&key=0 NTSB brief OAK73FVG65 on Patrick's fatal crash.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620174847/http://www3.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=86405&key=0 |date=June 20, 2013 }}</ref> He was flying with Christian George Hagert, 30, director of Holiday Magic of [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], who also died in the crash.<ref name=crash-at-farrels>{{cite web
| accessdate = }}
|title=The Crash at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor in Sacramento, CA – September 24, 1972
</ref> in [[Lakeport, California]]<ref name="washpostdies">{{cite news
| last = Staff
| work=Check Six
| first =
| year=2002
| url=http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Sabrejet_crash_site.htm
| coauthors = [[Associated Press]]
| access-date= February 8, 2014}}</ref>
| title = Millionaire In Cosmetics Dies in Crash
| work = [[The Washington Post]]
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date = June 10, 1973
| url =
| accessdate = }}
</ref>. A certified pilot, he was flying the plane at the time of the crash.<ref>[http://www3.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=86405&key=0 | NTSB Report on Penn's fatal mishap]</ref> He was 43<ref name="washpostdies" />, and flying with Christian Hagert, his managing director from Finland.<ref>[http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Sabrejet_crash_site.htm | Check-Six.com - The Crash at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor]</ref>.

== In popular culture ==
*''[[Pressure Points (novel)|Pressure Points]]'', a 2001 novel by [[Larry Brooks (author)|Larry Brooks]], one of the book's protagonists asserts that the programs developed by [[Werner Erhard]], William Penn Patrick, and [[Alexander Everett]] all came from the same source<ref>{{cite book
| last = Brooks
| first = Larry
| authorlink = Larry Brooks (author)
| coauthors =
| title = [[Pressure Points (novel)|Pressure Points]]
| publisher = Onyx
| date = November 29, 2001
| location =
| pages = Page 77
| url =
| doi =
| isbn = 0451410017 , ISBN 978-0451410016 }}
</ref>.


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
*[http://alexandereverett.com/students.html Spiritual gifts of inner peace & self-development], Web site of [[Alexander Everett]], has some more information on Patrick and his companies

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Latest revision as of 13:34, 7 December 2024

For other individuals of the same name, see William Patrick (disambiguation).
William Penn Patrick
Born(1930-03-31)March 31, 1930[1][2]
Lees Mill Township, Washington County, North Carolina, United States
DiedJune 9, 1973(1973-06-09) (aged 43)
Clearlake Oaks, California, United States[2][3]
Cause of deathPlane crash
OccupationBusinessman
Known forOwner, Holiday Magic, Leadership Dynamics, Mind Dynamics
Political partyRepublican

William Penn Patrick (March 31, 1930 – June 9, 1973) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and fraudster. He was the owner of Holiday Magic, Leadership Dynamics, and Mind Dynamics. Patrick was a proponent of the sour grapes philosophy, and has been widely quoted as stating: "Those who condemn wealth are those who have none and see no chance of getting it."[4]

Patrick tried unsuccessfully to enter politics, first running against Ronald Reagan for the Republican nomination for governor of California, and was later nominated by the California Theocratic Party for Vice President of the United States.[citation needed] Patrick was a member of the John Birch Society.[5]

In 1972 an F-86 Sabre jet, owned by Patrick, crashed into an ice cream parlor in Sacramento, killing 22 people on the ground. Patrick was not the pilot at that time, but a year later he died in a crash in his P-51D Mustang in Lakeport, California.

Political career

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Patrick sought out the Republican nomination for governor of California, in 1966.[6] Patrick alleged that a pollster, Mervin Field, had accepted money to influence a poll in the campaign.[7] Mervin Field sued Patrick for libel, for damages of US$4 million, and was awarded US$300,000.[7] Patrick finished in 4th place in the primary election with 1.87% of the vote and lost the nomination to Ronald Reagan.[8] The New Republic described Patrick's campaign strategy as that of "out-Reaganing Ronald Reagan".[9] In 1967, Patrick formed a fundraising group to run for Thomas Kuchel's Senate seat.[10] Patrick was later nominated for Vice President of the United States, in 1967,[11] by the California Theocratic Party.[12] The Los Angeles Times referred to Patrick as the "strangest politician".[13] He was mainly popular among ultraconservative and ultra right political circles in California.[14]

Businessman and fraudster

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Patrick began his experience in sales selling products door-to-door in Illinois.[15] He was the owner of companies including Leadership Dynamics, a controversial company which was the first form of Large Group Awareness Training,[16] and Holiday Magic, a door-to-door cosmetics company[17] later termed by the United States Federal government to be fraudulent.[18][19] Mind Dynamics was initially founded by Alexander Everett, and Patrick backed the company before buying it.[20][21] Patrick's companies were later investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission,[19] on allegations of pyramid schemes.[22] Leadership Dynamics folded amidst lawsuits and allegations of physical and sexual abuse.[23]

Death

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William Penn Patrick died on June 9, 1973, at age 43, in the crash of his privately owned P-51D Mustang[19][24] near his farm at Clearlake Oaks, California. He was flying the plane at the time; after making a low pass, he pulled up steeply, stalled, and entered a spin from which he did not recover. Although he was a certified pilot, he had only 154 hours of flight time in the P-51D, and only about four hours over the preceding three months.[25] He was flying with Christian George Hagert, 30, director of Holiday Magic of Helsinki, Finland, who also died in the crash.[26]

References

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  1. ^ North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000
  2. ^ a b California, Death Index, 1940-1997
  3. ^ "NTSB Identification: OAK73FVG65". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  4. ^ Parkinson, Judy (2000). From Hue & Cry to Humble Pie: Curious, Bizarre, and Incomprehensible Expressions Explained. Adam Hart-Davis, Foreword. Michael O'Mara Books. p. 153. ISBN 0-7607-3581-6.
  5. ^ Staff (May 25, 1967). "'Dove' Recall Move Started". St. Petersburg Times.
  6. ^ Staff (May 26, 1966). "Coast Candidate In Harlem to Ask Advice on Watts". The New York Times. p. 36.
  7. ^ a b Staff (July 24, 1970). "Pollster Gets $300,000 in Libel Case". The Washington Post. pp. Section: General.
  8. ^ Nofziger, Lyn; Gaylord B. Parkinson; William E. Roberts; Stuart K. Spencer; Gabrielle S. Morris; Sarah Lee Sharp (1980). Issues and Innovations in the 1966 Republican Gubernatorial Campaign: Interviews. Bancroft Library Regional Oral History Office, Governmental History Documentation Project. pp. Page 8.
  9. ^ Kopkind, Andrew (August 27, 1966). "Brennan v Tigar". The New Republic.
  10. ^ Staff (June 24, 1967). "2d Rightist May Try for Kuchel Seat". The Washington Post.
  11. ^ Kane, Joseph Nathan (1981). Facts about the Presidents: A Compilation of Biographical and Historical Information. H. W. Wilson. p. 272. ISBN 0-8242-0612-6.
  12. ^ Goldinger, Carolyn (1991). Presidential Elections Since 1789. Congressional Quarterly, inc. p. 91. ISBN 0-87187-609-4.
  13. ^ Staff (August 16, 1967). "Strangest Politician". The Los Angeles Times.
  14. ^ Turner, William W. (1971). Power on the Right. Ramparts. pp. 79, 124. ISBN 0-87867-003-3.
  15. ^ Pressman, Steven (1993). Outrageous Betrayal: The Dark Journey of Werner Erhard from est to Exile. St. Martin's Press. pp. Chapter: A Door to Door Mind Salesman.
  16. ^ Kilzer, Lou (July 18, 1999). "Desperate Measures Network of Behavior Modification Compounds Known as Teen Help Has Straightened Out Hundreds of Defiant Adolescents, But Its Methods Aren't For the Faint-hearted". Rocky Mountain News. E. W. Scripps Company.
    "The first of the genre psychologists call "large group awareness training" was the Leadership Dynamics Institute..."
  17. ^ Simon, Jane Fitz (July 5, 1988). "The Video Salesman Entrepreneur Sees Gold Mine in Selling Informational Videotapes Door-to-Door". The Boston Globe.
  18. ^ Staff (July 16, 1973). "Battling the Biggest Fraud". Time. pp. 2 pgs. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007.
    William Penn Patrick, a former mentor of Turner's, was charged last month by the Securities and Exchange Commission with bilking some 80,000 people out of more than $250 million through his Holiday Magic cosmetics and soap empire.
  19. ^ a b c 84 F.T.C. 748 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, IN THE MATTER OF HOLIDAY MAGIC, INC., ET AL. ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SEC. 5 OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT AND SEC. 2(a) OF THE CLAYTON ACT, Docket 8834., Complaint, Jan. 18, 1971, Decision, Oct. 15, 1974.
  20. ^ Bartley, William Warren (1988). Werner Erhard: The Transformation of a Man the Founding of EST. Clarkson Potter. pp. Page 177. ISBN 0-517-53502-5.
  21. ^ Lande, Nathaniel (1976). Mindstyles, Lifestyles: A Comprehensive Overview of Today's Life-changing Philosophies. Price/Stern/Sloan. pp. 143. ISBN 0-8431-0409-0.
  22. ^ Staff (March 25, 1976). "Judge Clouds Future of Surviving Pyramid". The Washington Post.
  23. ^ Langone, Michael (1989). "Beware of 'New Age' Solutions to Age Old Problems". Business and Society Review. 69: 39–42. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  24. ^ Staff (June 12, 1973). "Rites for Cosmetics Maker Slated Today in California". The Washington Post. Associated Press. pp. Obituaries.
  25. ^ NTSB brief OAK73FVG65 on Patrick's fatal crash. Archived June 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ "The Crash at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor in Sacramento, CA – September 24, 1972". Check Six. 2002. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
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