Barry Goldwater, 1961 "What is 'new' about the new ... Buckley, Jr. (a.k.a., The Godfather of Modern American Conservatism). In 1960, Buckley hosts the first meeting of Young Americans for Freedom ...

In a very real sense, the modern conservative political movement began with Barry Goldwater. Had it not been for the Arizona senator it might have taken years or even decades for conservative ...

Four years later, the campaign focus moves from Cold War to active war. Candidate Barry Goldwater supports bombing in Vietnam, and loses the Presidential race by a landslide. The mood of the ...