Pie Chamberlain: In the United States it was a presidential election year, marked by the peaceful if not quiet, transition from the Kennedy Administration to one which Lyndon Johnson could ...

Big winners The 1964 and 1984 presidential elections stand out as quick, overwhelming wins. President John F. Kennedy’s November 1963 assassination helped set the scene for the 1964 election.

What happened in the 1964 presidential campaign? On the campaign trail, Goldwater was an undisciplined and gaffe-prone candidate.

During the 1964 Presidential election between Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan delivered remarks in support of his fellow Republican, Barry Goldwater.

By the way, in the November 1964 presidential election, the Republican Goldwater-Rep. William E. Miller ticket lost to President Lyndon Johnson and Sen. Hubert Humphrey.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa was a battleground state 60 years ago in the 1964 presidential election, the first one after ...

Politics When was the last time a presidential campaign fought to win your state? Campaigns have targeted fewer and fewer states in recent elections, empowering a sliver of America’s voters.

After finishing Kennedy's term, Johnson ran in his own right and won the 1964 presidential election in a landslide. Johnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, in Texas.

Since 1964 presidential candidates have had about a 5 percentage point convention bounce in polling, according to research by The American Presidency Project.

Johnson’s prophecy has proven true. There have been 15 presidential elections since that day in 1964 and Alabama has voted for the Republican nominee in 14 of the 15 elections.

Oklahoma voted Republican for another election cycle and was one of two states where every county turned red in the presidential election.

What happened to Barry Goldwater? Simpson of ASU noted that former Vice President Richard Nixon’s victorious 1968 presidential campaign was influenced by Goldwater’s 1964 effort.