Ernest McFarland
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Ernest William McFarland was an American politician, jurist and, with Warren Atherton, one of the "Fathers of the G.I. Bill". He served in all three branches of government, two at the state level, one
McFarland c. 1955
Crypt of Ernest William McFarland
Barry Goldwater
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Barry Morris Goldwater was an American politician and major general in the Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987, and was the Republican Party's no
Ernest McFarland
…Colorado River to central Arizona. He became an expert on water law because of his efforts on Irrigation and Reclamation Committee. He lost to Republican Barry Goldwater in the 1952 Senate elections; this was the last time a Senate party leader lost a bid for reelection until 2004, when John Thune defeated Tom Daschle…
Goldwater in 1960
Goldwater as a major general in the United States Air Force, c. 1967
Goldwater's campaign portrait in the 1952 U.S. Senate campaign
Goldwater's informal press conference on August 7, 1974, following a meeting between Goldwater, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott, U.S. House Minority Leader John Jacob Rhodes, and President Richard Nixon to discuss the Watergate scandal and impeachment process. The following evening, on August 8, 1974, President Nixon announced his resignation in a nationally televised address.