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

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