McGovern & Goldwater: Losers or Winners?

McGovern & Goldwater: Losers or Winners?

By Patrick J. BuchananEarly in Ronald Reagan's second term, Bill Rusher, the publisher of National Review, was interviewing the president in the Oval Office for a documentary on the conservative movement.Rusher asked how he would describe Barry Goldwater's role.Reagan thought a moment and replied: I guess you would have to call him the John the Baptist of our movement.I resisted Continue reading...