Although he did not actively seek the 1964 Republican nomination for President of the United States in the beginning, a “ Draft Scranton ” movement quickly gathered momentum among moderate and liberal Republicans who saw him as an alternative to conservative front-runner Senator Barry Goldwater, as well as other Republicans who feared that Goldwater's polarizing views would lead to defeat, after the campaign of Goldwater's liberal opponent, New York governor Nelson Rockefeller, had lost steam.

However, according to Goldwater's Primary Election opponent Len Munsil, Goldwater's delay in qualifying for Clean Elections funding indicated a lack of grassroots political support.

* May 26 – Nelson Rockefeller defeats Barry Goldwater in the Oregon Republican primary, slowing but not stalling Goldwater's drive toward the nomination.

After the resignation of White House Chief of Staff Walter Jenkins because of a sexual misdemeanor in the run up to the 1964 election, President Lyndon B. Johnson, alarmed that the opposition was framing the issue as a security breach, ordered Moyers to request FBI name checks on 15 members of Goldwater's staff to find " derogatory " material on their personal lives.

Johnson soundly defeated Goldwater in the general election, winning 64. 9 % of the popular vote, and losing only five states in the Deep South, where blacks were not yet allowed to vote, along with Goldwater's Arizona.

Steve Shadegg did not, however, manage Goldwater's general election campaign in 1964.

In the 1964 presidential election, five states in the Deep South ( then a Democratic stronghold ) voted for Republican Barry Goldwater over Southern Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson, partly due to Johnson's support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Goldwater's opposition to it.

She is the daughter of former U. S. Representative William E. Miller, who was Barry Goldwater's running mate in the 1964 presidential election and a Chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Barry Goldwater's poor showing in the Presidential election of 1964 led to the defeat of dozens of Republicans in the House of Representatives, leaving President Lyndon Johnson a large Democratic majority to pass his agenda.

He helped to pull the Republican party back together after Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964 and his work culminated in the election of Richard M. Nixon as president in 1968.

Goldwater's victory in the bitterly-fought nomination contest over New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and the previously dominant moderate or " liberal " establishment in the Republican Party was the first stage in the conservative movement's rise to national power.

It was later disclosed that Wallace proposed at the meeting with Martin to switch parties if he could be named as Goldwater's running-mate, a designation later given to U. S. Representative William E. Miller of New York.

Reagan gave a well-received televised speech supporting Goldwater ; it was so popular that Goldwater's advisors had it played on local television stations around the nation.

Buchanan was promoted to assistant editorial page editor in 1964 and supported Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign.

His co-editor was Goldwater's son Barry Goldwater, Jr ..

" George Wallace was so irritated over Goldwater's appearance on Martin's behalf that he questioned why Goldwater could win only six states in the 1964 race against Lyndon Johnson.

Lyndon Johnson's strong support for civil rights caused many Democrats to vote for Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater that year, and Hunt was one of several Republicans swept into office on Goldwater's coattails.

He was a heavy financial contributor to Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign in 1964.

Goldwater's 87 percent victory in Missississippi, accomplished the year prior to passage of the Voting Rights Act, was accompanied by the upset victory of Prentiss Walker to Congress.

Goldwater's victory in Alabama was a herald of a trend that would put an end to the practice of nominating unpledged electors.

The CRA was largely supportive of the efforts of Barry Goldwater's Presidential bid and helped him finalize his nomination at the 1964 Republican National Convention held in San Francisco.

Bozell had been Goldwater's speechwriter in the 1950s, and was familiar with many of his ideals.

" It was published in 1964, during Barry Goldwater's bid for presidency and sold over one million copies in the first six months.

Additionally, he served as a member of the Arizona delegation to several Republican National Conventions ; was Barry Goldwater's personal representative on the Platform Committee in 1964 ; was chairman of the Platform Committee in 1972 ; and was Permanent Chairman of the Convention in 1976 and 1980.

He was active in the Racine County Young Republicans from 1961 to 1963 and in Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign.

Sally Quinn reports in CC Goldwater's HBO film Mr. Conservative that Senator Barry Goldwater spent much time with the Quinns, often staying at their home, since his wife decided to remain in Arizona rather than D. C. while Congress was in session.

" Wilson switched to a more conventional law practice and continued his activity in local politics, working for Barry Goldwater's unsuccessful Presidential campaign in 1964.

With a much more explicit attack on integration and black civil rights, Wallace won all of Goldwater's states ( except South Carolina ), as well as Arkansas and one of North Carolina's electoral votes.

It convinced many that Goldwater's more aggressive approach to fighting the Cold War could result in a nuclear conflict.

However, Goldwater's vote on the Civil Rights Act proved devastating to his campaign everywhere outside the South ( other than the South, Goldwater only won in Arizona, his home state ), contributing to his landslide defeat in 1964.

Goldwater's race energized the conservative movement, chiefly inside the Republican party.

Wead countered that Goldwater's support of abortion rights spurred the unexpected crossing of party lines.

Only five Southern states and Goldwater's home state of Arizona supported the Republican ticket.

At the time, observers noted the difference between the way Goldwater alluded to the scandal and the way the Republican National Committee and Goldwater's running mate, William E. Miller, used it to exploit " popular fears.

Beginning with Barry Goldwater's presidential bid in 1964, the Republican Party began making inroads in Georgia.

The Right Nation ( ISBN 1-59420-020-3 ) is a book published in 2004 which charts the rise of the Republican Party in the United States since Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964.

In 1961, Rusher worked with Clif White and Congressman John Ashbrook to form the nucleus of what became Senator Barry Goldwater's campaign for the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1963, known as " Draft Goldwater ".

" Some people, including those within his own campaign staff, believed this weakened Goldwater's chances, as he effectively severed ties with the moderates and liberals of the Republican Party.

In 1964, Barry Goldwater's platform galvanized South Carolina's conservative Democrats and led to major defections of whites into the Republican Party, led by Senator Thurmond.

" However, Eisenhower did not openly repudiate Goldwater and made one television commercial for Goldwater's campaign.

Shadegg is the son of Steve Shadegg of Arizona, who managed Barry Goldwater's 1952 and 1958 U. S. Senate campaigns and organized the Draft Goldwater movement in the 1964 presidential campaign.

Duncan supported Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign, and sent the first paycheck he earned as a bagboy at the local A & P to the Goldwater campaign.

In a 2006 interview, Hansen fondly recalled one of Goldwater's jokes: Goldwater goes into a California country club that excludes Jews.