Goldwater 's speech at the 1960 Republican National Convention had included the phrase , " Let 's grow up , conservatives . If we want to take this party back , and I think some day we can . Let 's get to work . " White and other younger activists took this as their rallying cry and ultimately convinced the reluctant Arizonan to run . He announced his candidacy less than two months after the assassination of John F. Kennedy
1960 Republican National Convention
1960 Republican National Convention
F. Clifton White