Barry Goldwater

Examples of Barry Goldwater in the following topics:

• Containment in Vietnam

  • For instance, Senator Barry Goldwater , the Republican candidate for president in 1964, challenged containment and asked, "Why not victory?
  • Goldwater was defeated by Lyndon Johnson for the presidency in 1964.

• The Election of 1964

  • Republican candidate Senator Barry Goldwater could not secure the complete support of own party due to his unpopular conservative political platform.
  • Johnson's campaign successfully portrayed Goldwater as a dangerous extremist; although losing the election by a wide margin, Goldwater became influential to the modern conservative movement, and his so-called extremest views became central to the Republican party.
  • Goldwater argued it was a matter for individual states rather than federal legislation.
  • Although it ran only once, the Daisy Ad evoked fears that Goldwater was an extremist, inclined to nuclear war.
  • Barry Goldwater, Senator from Arizona and Republican Candidate for President in 1964.

• The New Right

  • The first New Right embraced "fusionism" and coalesced through grassroots organizing in the years preceding the 1964 presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater.
  • The Goldwater campaign, though failing to unseat incumbent President Lyndon B.
  • The second New Right (1964 to the present) was formed in the wake of the Goldwater campaign and had a more populist tone than the first New Right.

• Civil Rights and Voting Rights

  • Republican senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona voted against the bill, remarking, "You can't legislate morality."
  • Goldwater had supported previous attempts to pass Civil Rights legislation in 1957 and 1960 as well as the 24th Amendment outlawing the poll tax; however, he rejected the idea of the national government regulating such acts.

• Containment in Foreign Policy

  • Senator Barry Goldwater, the Republican candidate for president in 1964, challenged containment and asked, "Why not victory?
  • Goldwater lost to Johnson in the general election by a wide margin.

• Women of the Civil Rights Movement

  • Johnson, who was seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for reelection; their success would mean that other Southern delegations, who were already leaning toward Republican challenger Barry Goldwater, would publicly break from the convention's decision to nominate Johnson — meaning in turn that he would almost certainly lose those states' electoral votes.

• The Reagan Administration

  • After delivering a rousing speech in support of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two years later and again in 1970.

• The Invasion of Grenada

  • The invasion highlighted issues with communication and coordination between the branches of the United States military, contributing to investigations and sweeping changes, in the form of the Goldwater–Nichols Act and other reorganizations.

• Burgoyne's Army and the Battle of Saratoga

  • The planned invasion had two strategic components: Burgoyne would lead the main force of roughly 8,000 men along Lake Champlain towards Albany, while a second column of approximately 2,000 men led by Lieutenant Colonel Barry St.

• Racial Tensions and Black Lives Matter

  • Officer Edward Nero subsequently opted for a bench trial and was found not guilty by Circuit Judge Barry William in May 2016.