Barry goldwater iii biography

Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona on New Year’s Day , three years before Arizona became a state.

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He loved exploring its rugged landscape, often piloting his own plane and always carrying a camera. He considered a military career, but his father’s poor health forced him into the family business, Goldwater’s Department Store.

By the late s he turned his attention to politics, winning a seat on the Phoenix City Council in

Soon, Goldwater was tackling bigger political challenges. In he defeated the popular incumbent senator Ernest McFarland, who happened to be the Senate’s Democratic majority leader.

As senator, Goldwater proposed a new—some said radical—political agenda. "He preached the cause of modern conservatism," wrote one biographer, which emphasized “individualism, the sanctity of private property… anticommunism, and the dangers of centralized power.” Before long, the freshman senator moved into the ranks of leadership,