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Patrick Henry got quite a run; both Indiana's Representative Donald C.
Bruce and Texan John Tower peroratedsternly, "Give me liberty or give me death!" But the live hero of the night was Barry Goldwater,† who got a five-minute standing ovation complete with waving banners (FOR THE FUTURE OF FREEDOM—GOLDWATER IN '64) and two rousing choruses of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Cried Goldwater: "Conservatism is the wave of the future. It has come of age at a time of need. It has come to life after 30 years of apathy."
What would give any politician pause was the fact that a substantial majority of the conservatives in the Garden were under 30.
* At a hastily called counter-rally that same night, staged by student members of Americans for Democratic Action and attended by 2,500, Kennedy was denounced for his decision to test.
† Who only trailed New York's Nelson Rockefeller 44% to 45% as a Republican presidential candidate in last week's Gallup poll. Last October Rocky led 51% to 33%.