

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.
Release Date
October 30, 2014
Original Language
en
Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign that Changed it All

Barry Goldwater
Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin
Self

Pat Buchanan
Self
Paul Tait Roberts
Director