# Goldwater, Barry (1909- ) American businessman and politician. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, he was a pilot in World War II and Senator for Arizona from 1953 to 1965, and from 1969 until 1987. He was selected as the Republican candidate in the 1964 United States presidential election, running against the incumbent, Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), who was a Democrat. Johnson won the election by a decisive margin.