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===Later political involvement===
===Later political involvement===
Knowland supported the candidacy of [[conservative]] [[Barry Goldwater]] for president in the [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964 election]].<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/>
Knowland supported the candidacy of [[conservative]] [[Barry Goldwater]] for president in the [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964 election]].<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/>
==Personal life==
During his time in the Senate, Knowland's wife Helen carried an extramarital affair with his Michigan senatorial colleague Arthur Edson Blair Moody.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (February 24, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/02/24/the-strange-political-nature-of-the-1950s/ The Strange Personal Nature of Political Leadership of the 1950s]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref> Unaware of his wife's infidelity, Knowland coincidentally carried an affair with Moody's wife Ruth.
==Suicide==
==Suicide==