(b. January 1, 1909; d. May 29, 1998) Senator and presidential candidate active in support of conservative Cold War policies.

Born in Arizona Territory into a family of Jewish immigrants to the West, Barry Goldwater was raised an Episcopalian and inherited the family department store chain in Phoenix. Goldwater served in the U.S. Senate for five complete terms, a career stretching from his first victory in 1952 to his retirement from the Senate in 1987. He was the Republican candidate for the presidency in 1964.

As the owner of a medium-sized business, Goldwater held conservative political views shaped in his opposition to New Deal programs and growing government bureaucracy. During World War II, Goldwater enlisted in the Army Air Force, flying dangerous resupply missions over the Himalaya Mountains from India to China. Goldwater remained in the Air Force Reserve after the war and entered politics, initially in the Phoenix City...