As you were politically aware and involved at a young age, so was I, which is why I wrote the caveat...re being aware at that age.
As adult, I worked on Mr Nixon's 2 winning presidential campaigns, which were my first time at such a high level. As you did, my mother had me stuffing envelopes, etc. on local, then state, and finally Federal campaigns prior to that.
Re Goldwater...Miller, his runningmate, was probably THE worst speaker/campaigner that I have EVER had the displeasure of having had to endure hearing...of either party! But that's a whole other story.