Barry Goldwater, Father of the Tea Party

On the 50th anniversary of his ‘extremism in the defense of liberty’ speech to the 1964 GOP convention, it’s time to credit Goldwater as the true father of the Tea Party.

Nicolaus Mills

Published Jul. 16 2014 5:45AM EDT 

Nicolaus Mills

nmills@sarahlawrence.edu

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