The far right started 60 years ago when Arizona's Barry Goldwater ran for President
Former President Donald Trump is now the official Republican
nominee for the 2024 presidential race. His bombastic style and
boastful rhetoric are something people either love or hate. But
Trump is not the first president or presidential candidate to make
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The Republican National Convention is underway in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin this week, and Donald Trump is the GOP's official pick
for president. But Trump's bombastic attitude and brash words
aren't new to American politics. Sixty years ago, another
grandiloquent and explicitly extreme presidential candidate
appeared on the scene: Barry M. Goldwater. For longtime Arizonans
and political historians, the name Goldwater is synonymous with
"extremism" and the man who voted against the 1964 Civil Rights
Act. For conservatives, he was a leader they could rally behind
during a time of immense change. Just who was Goldwater and
was he really as extreme as history says he is? In this episode, we
look back at that historic campaign between Goldwater and Lindon B.
Johnson. Want to learn more about Arizona's unique brand of
extremism? Subscribe to Rediscovering. Season 4 "The Roots of
Radicalism" drops Monday, July 22. Learn more about your ad
choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wisconsin this week, and Donald Trump is the GOP's official pick
for president. But Trump's bombastic attitude and brash words
aren't new to American politics. Sixty years ago, another
grandiloquent and explicitly extreme presidential candidate
appeared on the scene: Barry M. Goldwater. For longtime Arizonans
and political historians, the name Goldwater is synonymous with
"extremism" and the man who voted against the 1964 Civil Rights
Act. For conservatives, he was a leader they could rally behind
during a time of immense change. Just who was Goldwater and
was he really as extreme as history says he is? In this episode, we
look back at that historic campaign between Goldwater and Lindon B.
Johnson. Want to learn more about Arizona's unique brand of
extremism? Subscribe to Rediscovering. Season 4 "The Roots of
Radicalism" drops Monday, July 22. Learn more about your ad
choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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