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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"/> Although Goldwater lost the election to incumbent Democrat president Lyndon Johnson by a landslide, he sparked a revival of the [[conservative movement]] which eventually propelled [[Ronald Reagan]] to the presidency.

Knowland supported the candidacy of [[conservative]] [[Barry Goldwater]] for president in the [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964 election]] and served on the [[Arizona]] senator's campaign committee.<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/> Although Goldwater lost the election to incumbent Democrat president Lyndon Johnson by a landslide, he sparked a revival of the [[conservative movement]] which eventually propelled [[Ronald Reagan]] to the presidency.

 

During the [[1968 presidential election]], Knowland was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]].<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/> He was also an opponent of the radical [[Black Panthers]] and successfully opposed their efforts to boycott a grocery store in [[Oakland]].

==Personal life==

==Personal life==