Word: goldwaterism
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PRESIDENT Johnson 440,205 Goldwater 207,225 U.S. SENATOR Byrd 475,127 Benedict (R) 221,799
PRESIDENT Johnson 57,139 Goldwater 45,000 U.S. SENATOR McGee (D) 60,926 Wold (R) 54,687
PRESIDENT Johnson 809,082 Goldwater 489,809 U.S. SENATOR Proxmire (D) 412,104 Renk (R) 409,240 GOVERNOR Knowles (R) 448,510 Reynolds (D) 393,080
The returns clearly show that the country has repudiated Barry Goldwater in favor of a status. quo. But whether they also show a willingness among Americans to explore the future, to pour substance into the vague, shadowy outlines of the "Great Society" depends almost completely on the mind and will...
No one doubts Johnson's political skill, only his will to use it with courage and compassion. This will, which was not tested in the soggy, debilitating campaign, must be shown in the next two weeks, when he selects his Cabinet, and in the next two months, when he gives...