Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign That Changed It All (2014)

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

2014

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Paul Tait Roberts

Cast

Barry Goldwater as Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin as Self

Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)

Pat Buchanan as Self