| − | In 1996, Goldwater told Republican presidential candidate [[Bob Dole]], whose own positions lacked real support from conservatives: "We're the new liberals of the Republican party. Can you imagine that?" In that same year, with Senator [[Dennis DeConcini]], Goldwater endorsed an Arizona initiative to legalize [[medical marijuana]].<ref>[http://www.reason.com/news/show/30148.html Prescription: Drugs] Reason Magazine</ref> That same year, he suffered a massive stroke, from which he never recovered. He died in 1998 at the age of 89.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/may98/goldwater30.htm Barry Goldwater dead at 89], [[Washington Post]]</ref> | + | In 1996, Goldwater told Republican presidential candidate [[Bob Dole]], whose own positions lacked real support from conservatives: "We're the new liberals of the Republican party. Can you imagine that?" In that same year, with Senator [[Dennis DeConcini]], Goldwater endorsed an Arizona initiative to legalize [[medical marijuana]].<ref>[http://www.reason.com/news/show/30148.html Prescription: Drugs] Reason Magazine</ref> That same year, he suffered a massive stroke, from which he never recovered. He died in 1998 at the age of 89.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/may98/goldwater30.htm Barry Goldwater dead at 89], [[Washington Post]]</ref> |