So last time, if you remember or where we left off, we were of 1164 president ial election and the 68 midterms. And today we move on and are reading from evan on chapters nine and ten, which really takes sort of into the 68 campaign. And by the end of this class, Richard Nixon will be the president. So weve been waiting a long time to get to that point since january so to recap from last time, 64 was a terrible year for republicans. One of the four great landslides of the 20th century where arizona senator Barry Goldwater lost was defeated. Incumbent president Lyndon Johnson. So a terrible year for republicans. Conservatives. However, call it a great year. 1964. And remember, we talked conservatives were democrats, conservatives were republicans. They were divided. Its different than it is. The parties are configured. And in 64, if youre a conservative and still are a few goldwater conservatives around and we asked them today kind of talk to about 64 they dont talk like that. They went
Two hours late. Falls church city schools are on a twohour delay. In maryland, calvert, charles, allegheny and Frederick County schools are on a twohour delay. Now to the closures in virginia. Spotsylvan spotsylvania, Prince William, westmoreland, stafford, fairfax, loudoun, Arlington County schools all closed. Manassas city and alexandria schools closed as well. Anne arundel, montgomery, Prince Georges County schools in maryland are also closed today. The federal government is on a twohour delay this morning with the option for a scheduled leave for telework. Well, good morning. We are watching the snow very closely. Heres a live look at the radar. Were seeing the snow bands across the area, except winchester, warrenton. Maybe flurries in inland, in the district, much of Northern Virginia, maryland, the storm system centered offshore. All snow this morning. As you head out, keep in mind, a lot of the roads are snowcovered except the main roads that have been continuing to be treated.
A jutjawed, handsome arizona senator, and a conservative who spoke with clarity and decisiveness. A deeply principled man who would stand up to the Eastern Liberal establishment, and especially who would take a tough line in the cold war. Goldwater but appease an aggressor, and eventually youll have to go to war with him. Man the thing about goldwaters rhetoric that scared people was that goldwater would kick off a nuclear war. You didnt want goldwaters finger next to that button. We have the guts to make our intentions clear so clear they dont need translation or interpretation. Man senator goldwater was not the extremist that he was painted. Some of the people behind him were, but he wasnt. Sabato in 1964, it was the grassroots in the Republican Party that changed the g. O. P. Forever. Almost the entire republican establishment either publicly or privately abhorred goldwater, didnt want him to be the nominee and then didnt really support him when he became the nominee. Man it awoke a
A jutjawed, handsome arizona senator, and a conservative who spoke with clarity and decisiveness. A deeply principled man who would stand up to the Eastern Liberal establishment, and especially who would take a tough line in the cold war. Goldwater but appease an aggressor, and eventually youll have to go to war with him. Man the thing about goldwaters rhetoric that scared people was that goldwater would kick off a nuclear war. You didnt want goldwaters finger next to that button. We have the guts to make our intentions clear so clear they dont need translation or interpretation. Man senator goldwater was not the extremist that he was painted. Some of the people behind him were, but he wasnt. Sabato in 1964, it was the grassroots in the Republican Party that changed the g. O. P. Forever. Almost the entire republican establishment either publicly or privately abhorred goldwater, didnt want him to be the nominee and then didnt really support him when he became the nominee. Man it awoke a
A jutjawed, handsome arizona senator, and a conservative who spoke with clarity and decisiveness. A deeply principled man who would stand up to the Eastern Liberal establishment, and especially who would take a tough line in the cold war. Goldwater but appease an aggressor, and eventually youll have to go to war with him. Man the thing about goldwaters rhetoric that scared people was that goldwater would kick off a nuclear war. You didnt want goldwaters finger next to that button. We have the guts to make our intentions clear so clear they dont need translation or interpretation. Man senator goldwater was not the extremist that he was painted. Some of the people behind him were, but he wasnt. Sabato in 1964, it was the grassroots in the Republican Party that changed the g. O. P. Forever. Almost the entire republican establishment either publicly or privately abhorred goldwater, didnt want him to be the nominee and then didnt really support him when he became the nominee. Man it awoke a