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Barry Goldwater

Jan 02, 1909 - May 29, 1998 (89 years old) in Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and major general in the Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987, and was the Republican Party's nominee for president in 1964.

Goldwater was born in Phoenix, Arizona, where he helped manage his family's department store. During World War II, he flew aircraft between the U.S. and India. After the war, Goldwater served in the Phoenix City Council. In 1952, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he rejected the legacy of the New Deal and, along with the conservative coalition, fought against the New Deal coalition. Goldwater also challenged his party's moderate to liberal wing on policy issues. He supported the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960 and the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution but opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, disagreeing with Title II and Title VII. 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.

Known For

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American Experience
Self (archive footage)
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Race for the White House
Self (archive footage)
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The Fog of War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Dick
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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#UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
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Imminent Threat
Self (archive footage)
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I Love Liberty
Self
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Broken Rainbow
Self - Senator, R-Arizona (uncredited)
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The Road to Mass Incarceration
Self
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Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign That Changed It All
Self (archive footage)

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