Goldwater Shorts
Description: Barry Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–87) and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. He is the American politician most often credited for sparking the resurgence of the American conservative political movement in the 1960s. Goldwater lost the 1964 Presidential election in a landslide to incumbent Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson. He was criticized in 1964 as a radical reactionary, yet he energized a conservative grass roots movement which, sixteen years later, helped to nominate and elect Ronald Reagan. Goldwater rejected the key programs and viewpoints of the New Deal and fought inside the Conservative Coalition to defeat the New Deal c...
Description: Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and businessman who was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–65, 1969–87) and the Republican Party's nominee for president in the 1964 election. Goldwater is the politician most often credited for sparking the resurgence of the American conservative political movement in the 1960s. He also had a substantial impact on the libertarian movement. Goldwater rejected the legacy of the New Deal and fought through the conservative coalition against the New Deal coalition. He mobilized a large conservative constituency to win the hard-fought Republican primaries. Goldwater's conservative campaign platform ultimately failed to gain the support ...
Description: Barry Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–87) and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. He is the American politician most often credited for sparking the resurgence of the American conservative political movement in the 1960s. Goldwater lost the 1964 Presidential election in a landslide to incumbent Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson. He was criticized in 1964 as a radical reactionary, yet he energized a conservative grass roots movement which, sixteen years later, helped to nominate and elect Ronald Reagan. Goldwater rejected the key programs and viewpoints of the New Deal and fought inside the Conservative Coalition to defeat the New Deal c...
Description: The 1964 presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater began when the then Senator of Arizona elected to seek the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States to challenge incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson. From the beginning of his campaign, Goldwater fought an uphill battle to unseat the incumbent president under favorable economic circumstances. Goldwater consistently refused to moderate his views, which alienated a significant portion of the more moderate wing of the Republican Party from his campaign. Following a battle with moderate and liberal Republicans in the Republican primary, Goldwater won the nomination for president, but come Election Day, he lost the election to Johnson by a huge margin.
Description: Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater’s 1964 run for the U.S. presidency marked a pivotal shift in American politics. Campaigning on a platform of limited government, lower taxes, and fierce anti-communism, Goldwater’s staunch conservatism polarized the Republican Party and alienated moderates. Though he suffered a major defeat against Lyndon B. Johnson, Goldwater’s bold vision laid the ideological groundwork for the rise of modern conservatism. His campaign would go on to inspire a new generation of conservative leaders, ultimately helping shape Ronald Reagan’s successful 1980 presidential bid.
