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

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

  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Paul Tait Roberts
  • Production companies: Community Idea Stations, University of Virginia Center for Politics
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 10/30/2014
  • Run time: 56 min.

Movie description

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.

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Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Role(s): Self

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Pat Buchanan

Pat Buchanan

Role(s): Self

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