Description

As a student, she was a proud "Goldwater girl, right down to my cowgirl outfit and straw cowboy hat emblazoned with the slogan 'AuH20." -Hillary Clinton, Living History, 2003.

References and suggested readings:

• Nicholas Buccola. 2025. One Man's Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle over an American Ideal. Princeton University Press. 
• Hajar Yazdiha. 2023. The Struggle for the People’s King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement. Princeton University Press.
• Daniel Pollack-Pelzner. 2025. Lin Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist. Simon & Schuster.
• James Baldwin. 1956. Giovani’s Room.
• James Baldwin. 1963. The Fire Next Time.
• www.nicholasbuccola.com

Support the show

Browse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast

Get updates about the show at patreon.com/americancampuspodcast

Get in touch. Want to request a topic or pitch an episode? Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu