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[Goldwater and Tower Meet at Airport]

Photograph of John Tower, former United States Senator from Texas, meeting Barry Goldwater, former Republican U.S. Senator from Arizona at the Wichita Falls airport in 1961, when Tower ran in a special election to fill Lyndon Johnson's U.S. Senate seat. Tower was successful in the special election in April 1961 and later won in the runoff in May 1961. presidency.
Date: March 17, 1961
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1961 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1961

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 17, 1961
Creator: Lee, Johnnie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tower at Airport to Meet Goldwater]

Photograph of John Tower (right), former U.S. Senator from Texas, meeting Barry Goldwater (left) former Republican U.S. Senator from Arizona at the Wichita Falls airport during Tower's bid in a special election to fill Lyndon Johnson's U.S. Senate seat. Tower was successful in the special election in April 1961 and later won in the runoff in May 1961.
Date: March 17, 1961
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History