Shribman: 1964 Goldwater speech resonates in 2024

Wiliam Jennings Bryan called for Americans not to be crucified “upon a cross of gold” in 1896. Franklin Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in 1932. John Kennedy set out the New Frontier in 1960. George H.W. Bush spoke of the “thousand points of light” and issued his “read my lips” vow about new taxes in 1988.