Harper Perennial Political Classics The Making of the President, 1960, (Paperback)

from Smiley

This first up close, and personal, view of a presidential campaign was quickly imitated but never equaled or surpassed, even when White went on to cover and write future campaigns. Evocative reading about a time long past. Be warned: The Kennedy charm, before we all recognized it, worked on White...

from tungsten_peerts

A wonderful book which manages to impart a real (as closely as I can remember it - I was born in mid 1961) feel for the early 1960s as well as for the characters involved. Paradoxically, though he is far and away less psychologically "attractive" I found myself drawn to the figure of Nixon -- not...

from cvanhasselt

It is fascinating to read an "in-the-moment" account of history, as opposed to a historical look back at history. This really gave me a great sense of the issues of the day and the sense of driven energy JFK used, not to mention a good bit of family connections and money, to win the 1960 Presiden...

from Schmerguls

I read this still exulting in the magnificent victory of JFK in 1960 and this book enabled me to relive that glorious political year.

from TomVeal

With this book, Theodore H. White invented a new genre: the blow-by-blow campaign chronicle told by someone who had access to, but was not part of, the candidates' staffs. At the time, it was an exciting concept, and readers felt that they were looking into the smoke-filled rooms, watching politi...