Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign That Changed It All

Name: Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign That Changed It All
Director: Paul Tait Roberts
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-10-30
Duration: 56 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Barry Goldwater, Lyndon B. Johnson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pat Buchanan

Directed by Paul Tait Roberts

Documentary

20140h 56m

Overview

The political ad "Peace Little Girl" aired during the 1964 presidential campaign ushered in a new era of the television attack ad. The campaign also reshaped the American political landscape in other significant ways ultimately ending up with the establishment of the contemporary geopolitical map of red and blue states. Includes interviews with historians and participants in the campaign.