Chapter 1: Goldwater for President (1960–1968)
While conservatives were viewed as eccentrics on the far right of the Republican Party, the ultra-conservative Senator Barry Goldwater was, to everyone’s surprise, nominated as the Republican candidate for the 1964 presidential election. He lost, but the conservative movement had shaken off its lethargy. A B-movie actor takes up the torch from Goldwater, determined to bring the conservatives to power. Not many people take him seriously. His name is Ronald Reagan.
THE SERIES (3X52')
Long before Donald Trump adopted it, the slogan “MAGA” was first coined by Ronald Reagan in 1980. The conservatives who came to power at that time set out to build an America in their own image—one defined by religiosity, individualism, and a hatred of the government and welfare recipients.
A look at the turmoil and radicalism of the 1960s and 1970s, which sparked this revolution.
A look at the turmoil and radicalism of the 1960s and 1970s, which sparked this revolution.
