1960: The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies

By: David Pietrusza

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Synopsis: &“1960 aims to take us deeper into the campaign than Theodore White&’s famous The Making of the President, 1960. And it does.&”—Chicago Sun-Times This is award-winning historian David Pietrusza's hard-edged account of the 1960 presidential campaign, the election that ultimately gave America &“Camelot&” and its tragic aftermath. It is the story of the bare-knuckle politics of the primaries; the party conventions' backroom dealings; the unprecedented television debates; the hot-button issues of race, religion, and foreign policy—and, at the center of it all, three future presidents: Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon. &“Terrific.&” —Robert A. Caro, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes and the National Book Award &“A stirring, hard-edged political saga… An outstanding reexamination.&”—Booklist "1960 provides new insights into that year's hard-fought, pivotal election, but, more than that, 1960 is great storytelling—a fascinating, can&’t-put-it-down account of how American politics really works.&”—former United States Attorney General Richard Thornburgh &“Essential for understanding the political forces that in many ways shaped the world we live in today.&” —David Mark, author of Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning