The Making of the President 1960

Zusatztext "[White] revolutionized the art of political reporting." Informationen zum Autor 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 . Klappentext The greatest political story ever told—the epic clash between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, as captured in Theodore White's dramatic and groundbreaking chronicle The Making of the President 1960 is the book that revolutionized—even created—modern political journalism. Granted intimate access to all parties involved, Theodore White crafted an almost mythic story of the battle that pitted Senator John F. Kennedy against Vice-President Richard M. Nixon—from the decisive primary battles to the history-making televised debates, the first of their kind. Magnificently detailed and exquisitely paced, The Making of the President 1960 imbues the nation's presidential election process with both grittiness and grandeur, and established a benchmark against which all new campaign reporters would measure their work. The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction—and the first entry in White's influential four-volume "narrative history of American politics in action"—this classic account remains the keystone of American political journalism. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of the epic clash between Senator John F Kennedy and Vice-President Richard M Nixon. This book imbues America's presidential election process.

Product details

• Authors: Theodore H. White, White Theodore H.
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.11.2009
• EAN: 9780061900600
• ISBN: 978-0-06-190060-0
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 206 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN, HISTORY: United States / 20th Century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Presidents & Heads of State, HISTORY: North America, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Essays, PHILOSOPHY: Essays, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / State, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Royalty