1964 RNC Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech: Tough-o-Meter

    1964 RNC Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech: Tough-o-Meter

      (4) Base Camp

      Barry and his speech team must have figured themselves poets. In addition to using some thesaurus-worthy words like "becalmed," this speech also has its fair share of meandering, flowery phrases. The language is beautiful, but some sentences might require a second read-through. But if stylish sentences and adorable alliteration are your thing (see what we did there?), slap on a beret and join us as the Senator from Arizona takes us on a verbal tour of the political platform that totally bombed in the presidential election but changed the face of the Republican Party forever.