1960: LBJ Vs. JFK Vs. Nixon, the Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies - Couverture rigide

Pietrusza, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1402761147 ISBN 13 : 9781402761140

Editeur : Union Square Press, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Pietrusza David

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It was the election that would ultimately give America Camelot and its tragic aftermath, a momentous contest when three giants who each would have a chance to shape the nation battled to win the presidency. Award-winning author David Pietrusza does here for the 1960 presidential race what he did in his previous book, 1920: the Year of the Six Presidents. Until now, the most authoritative study of the 1960 election was Theodore Whites Pulitzer Prize-winning The Making of the President, 1960. But White, as a trusted insider, didnt tell all. Heres the rest of the story, what White could never have known, nor revealed. Finally, its all out - including JFKs poignant comment on why LBJs nomination as vice president would be inconsequential: Im 43 years old. Im not going to die in office. Combining an engaging narrative with exhaustive research, Pietrusza chronicles the pivotal election of 1960, in which issues of civil rights and religion (Kennedy was only the second major-party Roman Catholic candidate ever) converged. The volatile primary clash between Senate Majority leader LBJ and the young JFK culminated in an improbable fusion ticket. The historic, legendary Kennedy-Nixon debates followed in its wake. The first presidential televised debates, they forever altered American politics when an exhausted Nixon was unkempt and tentative in their first showdown. With 80 million viewers passing judgment, Nixons poll numbers dropped as the charismatic Kennedys star rose. Nixon learned his lesson - resting before subsequent debates, reluctantly wearing makeup and challenging JFK with a more aggressive stance - but the damage was done. Theres no one better to convey the drama of that tumultuous year than Pietrusza. He has 1,000 secrets to spill; a fascinating cast of characters to introduce (including a rogues gallery of hangers-on and manipulators) and towering historical events to chronicle. And all of it is built on painstaking research and solid historical scholarship. Pietrusza tracks down every lead to create a winning, engaging and very readable account. With the 2008 elections approaching, politics will be on everyones mind and 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon will transform the way readers see modern American history.

Biographie de l'auteur :

David Pietrusza is an award-winning author who has written several books about sporting events in America, as well as history books.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Union Square Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1402761147
• ISBN 13: 9781402761140
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 544