Nelson Rockefeller was booed while pleading it was still a free country, and the final speaker was introduced by Richard Nixon as "Mr. Conservative."
At one point during this event, a speaker urged that his views "not be made fuzzy and futile by unthinking and stupid labels." During it, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. sneered that he hardly knew anyone involved, and a Daniel Schorr television report controversially compared one participant to his "opposite numbers in Germany." Nelson Rockefeller was booed while pleading it was still a free country, and the final speaker was introduced by Richard Nixon as "Mr. Conservative." In its most famous moment, a man announced "moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue" after saying "extremism in the defense accepting a nomination for president. For 10 points, name this event that nominated Barry Goldwater for president.
At one point during this event, a speaker urged that his views "not be made fuzzy and futile by unthinking and stupid labels."
1964 Republican National Convention