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

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

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

2014 56mMovie

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.

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Paul Tait Roberts

Director

Top Cast

Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self

Pat Buchanan

Pat Buchanan

Self