AZ: The History of Arizona podcast

As Barry Goldwater took his seat in the Senate, his unwavering stances brought him into conflict with both those on the left and with the leader of his own party. But it did mark him as the head of a growing cult of conservatism, for which Goldwater would even provide a volume of scripture.

14 years before his nationwide electoral defeat, Barry Goldwater was a successful businessman, city councilor, and Republican organizer who decided to take a bold swing and run for the U.S. Senate.

To finally get the Central Arizona Project through Congress in 1968, it took more than a few tries, a mountain of compromises, dramatic changes, and no small amount of political chicanery.

Carl Hayden’s push to get the Central Arizona Project approved started to clear the hurdles in Congress, only to run straight into two particularly hard obstacles - environmentalists and Amerindian interests.