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Gift of Robin Purtell Bell, 2025.83.19, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, C…
Barry Morris Goldwater
Gift of Robin Purtell Bell, 2025.83.19, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, Copyright Undetermined

Barry Morris Goldwater

American, 1909 - 1998
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  • Barry Morris Goldwater
  • Barry Goldwater
BiographyBarry Morris Goldwater was born on 2 January 1909 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was a major general in the Air Force Reserve. Goldwater served as a United States senator from 1953-1965 and 1969-1987, and was the Republican Party's unsuccessful nominee for President in 1964. He died on 29 May 1998 in Paradise Valley, Arizona.


Source: “GOLDWATER, Barry Morris.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000267. Accessed 11 March 2026.
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