Watch America's Political Parties: The Republicans - Before and After Reagan, 1988

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.DAVID GERGEN, JOURNALIST AND FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE TO THREE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS, TRACES THE RISE OF THE CONSERVATIVE DOMINATION OF THE GOP TO BARRY GOLDWATER'S 1964 CAMPAIGN. WITH FOOTAGE FROM GOP CONVENTIONS SINCE 1960 AND INTERVIEWS WITH GOLDWATER AND OTHERS, GERGEN LOOKS AT THE SUCCESS OF THE GOP IN RECENT POLITICAL ELECTIONS AND AT THE PROBLEMS THEY MAY FACE IN HOLDING THE REAGAN COALITION TOGETHER. This historical recording from the National Archives may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.

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