Morton C. Blackwell (born November 16, 1939, La Jara, Colorado) is an American conservative activist.

He is the founder and president of the Leadership Institute (established 1979), a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational foundation that teaches political technology to conservative activists.

[3] Blackwell was Barry Goldwater’s youngest elected delegate to the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco.

Blackwell was at the center of controversy during the 2004 Republican National Convention, when he passed out Purple Heart bandages which were perceived by some as denigrating the award.

The Kerry campaign attacked the activity as the Republican Party mocking United States soldiers.