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Barry Goldwater Biography
U.S. Senator
Barry Goldwater returned from the Army Air Force after World War II with the rank of Lt. Colonel. After a brief hitch with the family store, Goldwater entered politics and by 1952 had been elected U.S. Senator from Arizona. In 1964 Goldwater ran for the presidency, urging less government, a strong military and the end of federal welfare programs. He lost to Lyndon Johnson, becoming an ideological hero for the Republicans in the process. He was returned to the Senate for three more terms, retiring in 1986.
Four Good Links
Barry M. Goldwater
Nice summary of his political career
Goldwater's 1964 Acceptance Speech
Upon accepting the Republican nomination to run as president
Barry Goldwater's Left Turn
Long 1994 profile of Goldwater on how he's changed (and he hasn't)
Goldwater on Gays in the Military
Banning gays from the military is stupid, he says
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