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

by John C. Skipper

Overview

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 the 1964 Republican convention and the beginnings of the modern conservative movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786498086
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	04/11/2016
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

John C. Skipper, a political reporter for the Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette, has written numerous books on politics and baseball, including a history of the The Iowa Caucuses and acclaimed biographies of Grover Cleveland Alexander, Dazzy Vance and Charlie Gehringer.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction
1—Thirty Words
2—A Tale of Two Tafts
3—Filling the Vacuum
4—The Contenders
5—The Clandestine Meeting
6—Feeling the Draft
7—The Rockefeller Campaign
8—November 22, 1963
9—The Goldwater Kitchen Cabinet
10—The Rocky Road
11—Lyndon Johnson
12—New Hampshire
13—Scranton and Romney
14—The Eisenhower Factor
15—The Battlefields
16—California
17—Cleveland
18—The Civil Rights Bill
19—San Francisco
20—The Acceptance Speech
21—Convention Myths
22—The Lion and the Lamb
Epilogue
Appendix A—1964 Primary Election Results
Appendix B–Total Primary Popular Vote
Appendix C–1964 Convention First Ballot Vote Count
Appendix D–Goldwater Acceptance Speech, July 16, 1964
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index