Overview

The life and career of conservative icon Barry Goldwater is recounted from his days as an Arizona businessman to his five-term Senate career and his ill-fated run for president in 1964. Produced by the politician's granddaughter C.C. Goldwater, this profile features interviews with a host of media and political luminaries, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Al Franken, Robert MacNeil, Ben Bradlee and others.

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Julian Bond

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Ben Bradlee

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James Carville

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Hillary Clinton

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Walter Cronkite

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Alfonse D'amato

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John Dean

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Al Franken

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Barry Goldwater

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Joanne Goldwater

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Michael Goldwater

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Peggy Goldwater-Clay

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