The Making of the President: 1960

by Theodore H. White Narrated by Wayne Mitchell

Overview

A Harper Perennial Political Classic, The Making of the President 1960 is the groundbreaking national bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the 1960 presidential campaign and the election of John F. Kennedy.

The Making of the President: 1960 revolutionized the way modern presidential campaigns are reported. Reporting from within the campaign for the first time on record, White's extensive research and access to all parties involved set the bar for campaign coverage and remains unparalleled. White conveyed, in magnificent detail and with exquisite pacing, the high-stakes drama; he painted the unforgettable, even mythic, story of JFK versus Nixon; and most of all, he imbued the nation's presidential election process with a grandeur that later political writers have rarely matched.

Editorial Reviews

Time magazine

A notable achievement. White has written a fascinating story of a fascinating campaign.

William F. Buckley

[White] revolutionized the art of political reporting.

William L. Shirer

A masterpiece . . . full of deep insights into political power in America and how our democracy works in choosing the President. It gripped me from beginning to end as very few books have.

Saturday Review

More than a fascinating account of how one man succeeded in reaching the White House, while other failed; it is a graduate lesson in the rough, relentless, subtle and devious workings of American politics. It is a magnificent job of reporting, but it is also history.

Time Magazine

"A notable achievement. White has written a fascinating story of a fascinating campaign."

New York Times

No book that I know of has caught the heartbeat of a campaign as strikingly as Theodore White has done in The Making of the President 1960.

A masterpiece . . . full of deep insights into political power in America and how our democracy works in choosing the President. It gripped me from beginning to end as very few books have.” %COMM_CONTRIB%William L. Shirer

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170209217
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/07/2020
Series:	The Making of the President , #1
Edition description:	Unabridged

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