Goldwater, Barry

A political leader of the twentieth century. Goldwater represented Arizona for over thirty years in the Senate and was a leading spokesman for American conservatism . As the Republican nominee, he lost the presidential election of 1964 to President Lyndon Johnson .

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Sousa likened their effort to that of the one to draft Barry Goldwater, in 1964.

Not surprisingly, some around Barry Goldwater thought it was a lousy idea.

Fifty years ago this week, a divided and feverish Republican Party nominated Barry Goldwater to lead them to victory.

Barry Goldwater is not the sort of man you might expect Stephen F. Cohen to paraphrase.

But if conservative hero Barry Goldwater had had his way, government would have stayed out of it.

We had looked to Barry Goldwater as personifying Mr. Conservative.

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