Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He is the son of U.S. S
Goldwater in 2017
Goldwater during his tenure in Congress
Goldwater speaking during the launch of USS Reid (FFG-30) in 1981
Peter Barton Wilson is an American attorney and politician who served as the 36th governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Wilson previously served as a United State
Barry Goldwater Jr.
…after the 1980 census, Goldwater retired from the House to run for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 1982. He lost the primary to San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson, who would go on to win the general election and who eventually became governor. Goldwater attributed his loss to a poorly ran campaign. In the 1980…
Mayor Wilson (second from right) with U.S. President Richard Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, and Nixon's cabinet in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, 1972
Wilson as U.S. Senator, 1989
President Reagan signing the Civil Liberties Act with Wilson looking on