| Movie Review | The Journal of American History, 87.3

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Movie Review

Barry Goldwater: The Conscience of Conservatives. Prod. by Brooke Runnette. CBS News Productions for A&E Networks, 1998. 58 mins. (A&E Home Video, Box 2284, South Burlington, VT 05407)

A&E's Barry Goldwater: The Conscience of Conservatives, from the Biography series, presents a sympathetic portrayal of the 1964 Republican presidential nominee. Unfortunately, the film lacks historical interpretation and context. Although academic interest in Goldwater (and conservatism) has increased in the past few years, the producers of the film failed to include any comments from contemporary scholars of conservatism. Consequently, viewers are presented with only a bare and simple image of an extremely complex man, movement, and age. 1

Briskly paced, the film covers the highlights of Goldwater's life in fifty minutes. Using the by-now-standard technique of narration over images of landscapes, photographs, and film footage, combined with an array of talking heads, the documentary focuses on Goldwater's western background and his career within the conservative movement and the Republican party. Robert Dole, William F. Buckley, Patrick Buchanan, and William Rusher join Joanna Goldwater, Carolyn Goldwater, and Mike Goldwater among the commentators. The film describes Goldwater's life before politics so quickly that its audience is left with only a superficial glimpse of the forces that worked to create Goldwater the politician. . . .

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