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- Barry Goldwater Campaign Button, 1964 - In 1964, Republicans selected Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater as their standard bearer. Conservative Republicans reveled in the victory of a like-minded candidate. But the hard shift to the political right came with a cost. The blunt-talking candidate's conservative views were painted as extremist and dangerous by his Democratic opponent, President Lyndon Johnson. Voters agreed and rejected Goldwater--he lost in a landslide.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Barry Goldwater Campaign Button, 1964
In 1964, Republicans selected Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater as their standard bearer. Conservative Republicans reveled in the victory of a like-minded candidate. But the hard shift to the political right came with a cost. The blunt-talking candidate's conservative views were painted as extremist and dangerous by his Democratic opponent, President Lyndon Johnson. Voters agreed and rejected Goldwater--he lost in a landslide.
- Barry Goldwater Campaign Button, 1964 - Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater ran for president in 1964. Some of his campaign pieces employed this scientific abbreviation to promote the candidacy. "Au" is the periodical table symbol for "gold" and H2O is the chemical formula for "water." Put them together and they form "Goldwater." It's clever--but he still lost in a landslide to incumbent President Lyndon Johnson.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Barry Goldwater Campaign Button, 1964
Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater ran for president in 1964. Some of his campaign pieces employed this scientific abbreviation to promote the candidacy. "Au" is the periodical table symbol for "gold" and H2O is the chemical formula for "water." Put them together and they form "Goldwater." It's clever--but he still lost in a landslide to incumbent President Lyndon Johnson.
- Goldwater-Miller Campaign Button, 1964 - Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater's views on the military, welfare, and limited government contrasted not only with those of President Lyndon Johnson, his Democratic opponent, but also with some in his own party. A conservative, Goldwater rejected the views of liberal Republicans, which he claimed just echoed Democratic policies. On November 3, 1964, the voters decided--they chose Johnson in a landslide.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Goldwater-Miller Campaign Button, 1964
Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater's views on the military, welfare, and limited government contrasted not only with those of President Lyndon Johnson, his Democratic opponent, but also with some in his own party. A conservative, Goldwater rejected the views of liberal Republicans, which he claimed just echoed Democratic policies. On November 3, 1964, the voters decided--they chose Johnson in a landslide.