The Making of the President 1960

by Theodore H. White

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061900600
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/03/2009
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	246,507
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Theodore H. White (1915–1986) was an American political journalist, historian,and novelist, best known for the Making of the President series: his accounts of the1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 presidential elections, all of which are being reissued withnew forewords by Harper Perennial Political Classics. His other books include ThunderOut of China, America in Search of Itself, and In Search of History: A Personal Adventure.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Author's Note xvii

Part 1

1 Waiting 3

2 The Democrats: First Stirrings 26

3 The Republicans: First Stirrings 59

4 The Art Of The Primary: Wisconsin And West Virginia 78

5 Pre-Convention: Democrats 115

6 Rendezvous At Los Angeles: The Democratic Convention 150

7 The Republicans: From The Summit To Chicago 180

Part 2

Prologue 211

8 Retrospect On Yesterday's Future 213

9 Kennedy For President: Round One 244

10 Nixon For President: Round One 263

11 Round Two; The Television Debates 279

12 Nixon For President: Round Three 296

13 Kennedy For President: Round Three 319

14 To Wake As President 345

15 The View From The White House 366

Appendix A 385

Appendix B 388

Appendix C 391

Index 395

What People are Saying About This

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.”

Editorial Reviews

A notable achievement. White has written a fascinating story of a fascinating campaign.” — Time magazine

“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.” — New York Times

“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.” — William L. Shirer

“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.” — Saturday Review

“[White] revolutionized the art of political reporting.” — William F. Buckley

From the Publisher

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.

Saturday Review

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.

New York Times

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

Time magazine

[White] revolutionized the art of political reporting.

William F. Buckley

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.

William L. Shirer

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

Time Magazine

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