Melvin R. Laird Papers. 1941 - 2006. 1964 Presidential Campaign Files, 1964 - 1964

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Melvin R. Laird Papers. 1941 - 2006. 1964 Presidential Campaign Files, 1964 - 1964

1964

This series contains William J. Baroody's campaign materials, press releases, briefing books, and voting records. Some material relates to Melvin Laird's involvement in the campaigns of Nelson Rockefeller and William Scranton to obtain the Republican Party nomination, but the bulk of the series concerns William J. Baroody's work on the campaign of Barry Goldwater. Much of the series consists of research materials on specific issues documenting Goldwater's past views and actions.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6494281

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Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998

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Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician, businessman, and author who was a five-term Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States in 1964. Despite his loss of the 1964 presidential election in a landslide, Goldwater is the politician most often credited with having sparked the resurgence of the American conservative political movement in the 1960s. He also had a substantial impact on the...

Baroody, William J. (William Joseph), 1937-1996

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William J. Baroody, Jr. was born on November 5, 1937 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He received a B.A. from Holy Cross College in 1959, served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1961, and did graduate study in political science at Georgetown University from 1961 to 1963. He began his career in Washington as an aide to Republican Congressman Melvin Laird, from 1961 to 1964, and legislative and press assistant to Congressman Laird, 1965 to 1969. He also served as Research Director of the House Republica...

Laird, Melvin R.

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Melvin Robert Laird (b. 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, January 3, 1953 to his resignation on January 21, 1969 to become Secretary of Defense. He served as Secretary of Defense from 1969 until January 29, 1973. He was domestic advisor to President Nixon from 1973 to 1974, and after 1974 he served as senior counsellor for national and international affairs for the Reader's Digest Association. From the description of Laird, Melvin R. (Melvin Robert), 1922- (U.S. Nationa...

Scranton, William Warren, 1917-2013

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William Warren Scranton was a businessman and civic leader in Scranton, Pa., 1946-; special assistant to Secretary of State, 1958-60; Congressman from 10th Pennsylvania House district, 1960-62; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; candidate for Republican Party nomination for President of U.S., 1964; diplomat, policy advisor, businessman, civic leader, 1966- From the description of William Warren Scranton papers, 1933-2005 (bulk 1952-1989) (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). Wor...