Barry Goldwater

The More Things Change: Norman Mailer and the 1964 Republican Convention

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 10.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: 1964 Civil Rights Act, The New Yorker, Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, 1964 Republican Convention, The New York Times, William F. Buckley, Barry Goldwater, Republican Convention, Norman Mailer, John McCain, Entertainment News
Erik Lundegaard

Goldwater lost that election, of course, he lost big, but in later years even the much-hated media would see that convention, and that loss, as the birth of the modern Republican party.

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McCain And Goldwater Growing More And More Similar

Lynne Glasner | Posted 10.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Goldwater Mccain, McCain Obama, Senator McCain, Social Security, Barry Goldwater, Election 2008, John McCain, Campaign 2008, Home News
Lynne Glasner

Barry Goldwater adamantly railed against large government and supported tax cuts (sound familiar?). He advocated making Social Security voluntary and selling off the TVA, neither of which garnered him many votes in 1964, a time of economic expansion.

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Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland, on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Black Panthers, 1960s, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Conservatives, Chicago, Rick Perlstein, Nixonland, Barry Goldwater, Dr. Spock, Republican Party, Politics News
Mark Bazer

Here, in three parts, is a video interview I did with Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America. I hope you enjoy.

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Reminders of the Goldwater Campaign

Murray Fromson | Posted 07.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Eastern Press Establishment, John McCain, Barry Goldwater, Straight Talk Express, Media News
Murray Fromson

I was the CBS News producer responsible for coverage of Goldwater's 1964 campaign when he and his aides maintained a steady barrage of complaints about their unfair coverage from "the Eastern Press Establishment."

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The Big Bang of Attack Ads

Steve Cone | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Negative Ad, Television, Lbj, Negative Attacks, Political Ads, Lyndon Johnson, Daisy, Barry Goldwater, Politics News
Steve Cone

In memory of its creator, I think it is high time we understand that the 1964 Daisy ad was not about being negative but rather truthful.

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Now We'll Know Who Our Real Friends Are; Gay Marriage in California

Bruce Gilardi | Posted 05.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Gay Marriage California, California Supreme Court, Gay Marriage, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Barry Goldwater, Log Cabin Republicans, Living News
Bruce Gilardi

One simply can't overemphasize how momentous last week's California Supreme Court's decision to legalized marriage between same sex couples will be. ...

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Pure Goldwater

John Dean and Barry Goldwater Jr. | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barry Goldwater, American Politics, Pure Goldwater Book, Barry Goldwater Book, Barry Goldwater Politics, Conservatism, 2008 Election, Ron Paul, Politics News
John Dean and Barry Goldwater Jr.

Goldwater would have found more in common with the brutal honesty of a Ron Paul than the flip-floppers, spinners and poll-tested position takers.

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I'm For Obama!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Barry Goldwater, Barack Obama, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Now that the race has been narrowed down to two Democratic candidates and we face a 22-state primary election tomorrow, I want to state unequivocally ...

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Hispanics, Hawaii, Barbara Lee, Latinos, African-Americans, Atlanta, Chicago, Civil Rights, John Lewis, George W. Bush, Iraq, Echo Boom, Nevada, Latino Voters, Katrina, Bet, Democratic Primary, Illinois, Latino Issues, Bill Clinton, John Conyers, Baby Boomers, Older Voters, Charles Rangel, Andrew Young, Congressional Black Caucus, Gen Y, Attorney General, Jesse Jackson, Black Issues, Robert Johnson, Wellesley, Democrats, Barack Obama, New York, Young Voters, Maxine Waters, Cnn, Pollster, Martin Luther King, Iowa, South Carolina, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Barry Goldwater, 1970s, Jim Clyburn, Senate, White Voters, Sidney Poitier, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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MLK, LBJ, JFK, and RFK All Played Their Roles in the '64 Civil Rights Act

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Lyndon Johnson, Jr. Hillary Clinton, Barry Goldwater, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

How did President Bill Clinton's welfare "reform," "free trade" pacts, and "deregulation" help African Americans? And what would a President Hillary Clinton do differently?

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Walter Mondale: One of History's Winners

Al Eisele | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Walter Mondale, Vice President, Al Gore, Eugene McCarthy, William Jennings Bryan, Adlai Stevenson, Losing Presidential Candidates, Barry Goldwater, Walter Mondale Endorses, Walter Mondale Hillary, Politics News
Al Eisele

Mondale has won his place in history as the man who transformed the office of the vice presidency from irrelevancy and impotence to one of genuine importance.

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