Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Barry Goldwater

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Barry Goldwater

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This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Barry Goldwater. In the interview Goldwater discussed the 1952 Republican nomination; Dwight D. Eisenhower's political abilities; Sherman Adams; the relationship between Eisenhower and the Republican Party; Goldwater's appointment as chairman of the Republican Senate Campaign Committee; labor forces in politics; the 1958 election; party cohesiveness; the functions of the Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Committee; Eisenhower's popularity; Eisenhower's role in Richard Nixon's campaign in 1960; legislative differences between Goldwater and Eisenhower; Eisenhower's relationships with Robert Taft and William Knowland; Indian affairs; federal-state relationships and the interstate highway system; Ezra Taft Benson and agricultural policies; Goldwater's definition of conservative; Goldwater's work with the Young Republicans; and an assessment of Eisenhower as President.

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