The raucous 1964 convention that shook the GOP
 

The raucous 1964 convention that shook the GOP
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Balloons fall from the ceiling on the final night of the convention.

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In your heart, you k**w he's right.
Goldwater campaign slogan
In your guts, you k**w he's nuts.
Anti-Goldwater campaign slogan
When the Republican National Convention convened at the Cow Palace arena in Daly City, California in July 1964, party moderators were staging a last-ditch effort to block the **mination of an insurgent, right-wing candidate.

By the conclusion of the hotly contested primary season, Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater was just a handful of pledged delegates away from being able to clinch the **mination on the first ballot. Read more...

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