Barry Goldwater
Biography
Barry Goldwater was a prominent American politician and Air Force Reserve major general who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and again from 1969 to 1987. He rejected the legacy of the New Deal, championing conservative causes, while also supporting key civil rights legislation like the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960. Goldwater ran for president in 1964, mobilizing a large conservative constituency before losing to Lyndon B. Johnson in a landslide election.