Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign That Changed It All
2014•PG•56m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Paul Tait Roberts
Languages
English
Studio
Community Idea Stations
Cast
Barry Goldwater
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Self
Pat Buchanan
Self
Production
Company
Community Idea Stations
Company
University of Virginia Center for Politics
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