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Tommy Thompson: “I started The Collegians for Goldwater 63.”

Featuring: Tommy Thompson, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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One-on-one with Tommy Thompson | Cap Times Idea Fest 2024

Published | Video Starts at 16:00

You got, you know, got in touch with Barry Goldwater and said, hey, come to Madison. I can show you how to win this town. No, no, no, that's. That's a. That's a conclusion. But I started The Collegians for Goldwater 63. about. Or something like that. 63. In your heart you knew he was, right. Yes. Okay, that was his slogan. But in your guts, you know he's nuts. (16:00–16:05)

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