Dr. Robert Bennett "Bob" Welch was born to Thomas Earl Welch and Malinda Leona Welch on February 20, 1935, in Neon, Kentucky. Bob graduated from Morehead State University in Morehead, KY, with a ...

Robert Welch, head of the John Birch Society, at the publishing site of the Society's magazine American Opinion. (Bettmann/Getty Images) Share Comments Listen. By William F. Buckley Jr.