Barry Goldwater facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Barry Goldwater
Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	John Tower
Succeeded by	Sam Nunn
Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985
Preceded by	Birch Bayh
Succeeded by	David Durenberger
United States Senator from Arizona
In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Carl Hayden
Succeeded by	John McCain
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Ernest McFarland
Succeeded by	Paul Fannin
Personal details
Born	Barry Morris Goldwater (1909-01-02)January 2, 1909 Phoenix, Territory of Arizona, U.S.
Died	May 29, 1998(1998-05-29) (aged 89) Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Margaret Johnson ​ ​ (m. 1934; died 1985)​ Susan Schaffer Wechsler ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	4, including Barry
Education	University of Arizona
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army (1941–1947)  United States Air Force (1947–1967)
Years of service	1941–1945 (USAAF) 1945–1952 (ANG) 1952–1967 (USAFR)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel (USAAF) Colonel (ANG) Major General (USAFR)
Unit	U.S. Army Air Forces Arizona Air National Guard U.S. Air Force Reserve
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War

Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a conservative politician from the United States. He represented Arizona in the United States Senate.

He ran for President of the United States in 1964 against Lyndon B. Johnson. He did not win. Goldwater was a member of the Republican Party. He was a Freemason. He wrote The Conscience of a Conservative. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He was a commentator on the Cable News Network (CNN) in its early years.

Goldwater died from a stroke in Paradise Valley, Arizona, aged 89. He was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Career

Goldwater was called "Mr. Conservative" during his political career. He was a Senator from Arizona, replacing Ernest McFarland. In 1960, he wrote The Conscience of a Conservative. The book was a best seller. In 1964, he was the Republican candidate for President. He ran against Lyndon Johnson. Goldwater's most famous quote (which he said in July 1964 in San Francisco) was "Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is no vice, and Moderation in the Pursuit of Justice is no virtue." He meant that people should always do what was necessary to make the world freer and more just even if it was hard or made them unpopular. Goldwater lost to Johnson by a large number of votes.

Goldwater went back to the Senate after losing the election. His run for president helped start the conservative movement of today, which agrees with many of Goldwater's ideas. He didn't agree with the social conservatives who were against gay rights. Goldwater stayed in the Senate until 1987. He helped Sandra Day O'Connor get on the Supreme Court. He passed a military reform law. Goldwater retired to Arizona after being in the Senate. He died in Arizona in 1998.

Personal

Goldwater enjoyed photography, airplanes, and radio. He collected Native American Kachina Dolls, which are made by the Native Americans of Arizona. He donated his collection to a museum. Goldwater had four children.

Images for kids

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  Major General Barry M. Goldwater in his United States Air Force uniform

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  Major General Barry M. Goldwater in his office at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. in January 1967

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  Major General Barry M. Goldwater piloting a Convair F-102 Delta Dagger in 1967

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  President Lyndon B. Johnson with Senator Goldwater, January 16, 1964

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  Ronald Reagan speaks for presidential candidate Goldwater in Los Angeles, 1964

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  1964 presidential campaign bumper sticker representing the Goldwater surname as Au = gold and H2O = water

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  Goldwater meets with President Ronald Reagan in the oval office, 1984

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  President Ronald Reagan and Senator Goldwater award retired General Jimmy Doolittle, USAFR, with a fourth star, April 10, 1985

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  Informal press conference August 7, 1974 (one day before Nixon announced his resignation) following a meeting between Goldwater, Senate Minority Leader Scott, House Minority Leader Rhodes and the President to discuss the Watergate scandal and impeachment process

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  Signing autographs at the Fiesta Bowl parade in 1983

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  The Goldwater Crypt#64

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  Barry M. Goldwater Terminal 4 entrance at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

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  Barry Goldwater statue in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.

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  The Barry Goldwater Memorial Park