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The 1964 presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater began when United States Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona elected to seek the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States to challenge incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Oct 20, 2020 · When running for president, the rough-edged, charismatic Westerner overcame his party’s old guard by galvanizing a grassroots coalition of businesspeople, Southerners, Midwesterners and...
In the 1964 U.S. presidential election, Goldwater mobilized a large conservative constituency to win the Republican nomination, but then lost the general election to incumbent Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson in a landslide.
5 days ago · Why Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign still matters 60 years later. Republicans gathered in Milwaukee this week to officially nominate Donald Trump for president, a continuation of the GOP’s decadeslong march to the far right. of Arizona at the July 13-16, 1964, Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace near San Francisco.
May 31, 2024 · United States presidential election of 1964 was an American presidential election held on November 3, 1964, in which Democratic Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Republican Barry Goldwater in one of the largest landslides in U.S. history.
Celebration as Senator Barry Goldwater wins the Republican presidental nomination. Photograph by John Dominis / The LIFE Picture Collection / Getty. I spent most of a mid-September week...
Oct 27, 2014 · Astoundingly, LBJ managed to capture the GOP strongholds of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming while Goldwater posted victories in only his native Arizona (barely) and the five Deep South states of...
