The 1964 Republican Convention: Barry Goldwater and the Beginning of the Conservative Movement

by John C. Skipper

Arizona senator Barry Goldwater was a staunch conservative more interested in advancing the conservative cause than running for president. A "Draft Goldwater" campaign three years in the making catapulted him to the Republican nomination in 1964, despite bitter opposition within the party. He was defeated in a landslide by Lyndon Johnson but the right had established itself as a reinvigorated force in the years to come. This is a chronicle of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786498080
• ISBN13: 9780786498086
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher