The Making of the President 1960
HarperCollins · Paperback · November 3, 2009
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A closely reported, richly paced account of the 1960 presidential campaign and election.
- Themes
- Presidential campaigns, The 1960 election, JFK versus Nixon
- Genres
- Elections & Campaigns, Presidents & World Leaders, 20th-Century America
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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.
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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.
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A closely reported, richly paced account of the 1960 presidential campaign and election.
Come here for
- An inside view of a consequential presidential campaign
- The contrast between Kennedy and Nixon, rendered with high-stakes drama
Expect
- Extensive research and access to all parties involved
- Detailed campaign reporting with a sense of occasion
Where it sits
| Elections & Campaigns | 93% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century America | 52% |
| Presidents & World Leaders | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Presidents & World Leaders
- Royal Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- North American History
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- 20th-Century America
- World History
- The Americas History
- Philosophy Writing
- Authors
- Theodore H. White
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 3, 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Presidential campaigns · The 1960 election · JFK versus Nixon
- Reading lane
- Presidents & World Leaders