Democratic candidate for Governor, Roger Branigin of Lafayette, pondered a newsman's question at a news conference where he called his opponent, Lt. Gov Richard O. Ristine, a "junior grade Goldwater". Roger Douglas Branigin (July 26, 1902 – November 19, 1975) was the 42nd Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from January 11, 1965 to January 13, 1969. A veteran of World War II, and well known public speaker, Branigin took office with a Democratic General Assemblyâ€â€the first time since the Great Depression that Democrats controlled both the executive and legislative branches of the state government.
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