The Making of the President 1960

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The Making of the President 1960
First edition
AuthorTheodore H. White
Subject1960 United States presidential election
John F. Kennedy
GenreBiography
PublisherAtheneum Publishers
Publication date
1961
Pages400

The Making of the President 1960, written by journalist

American presidential elections
. (The others are The Making of the President 1964 (1965), The Making of the President 1968 (1969), and The Making of the President 1972 (1973).)

The book traces the 1960 campaign from the

primaries (in which Kennedy faced Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey and Missouri Senator Stuart Symington) to the conclusion of the general election contest against Richard Nixon
. Much of the narrative is written in an almost novelistic style, describing politicians' looks, voices and personalities; but it also contains thought-provoking discussions of various trends in American life and politics.

The Making of the President 1960 was a huge success, staying on the best-seller list for more than 40 weeks. Critics and journalists hailed it as a new way of looking at its subject. It had a huge impact on

American politics itself. As White noted, it was an up-close look at a leader under the pressure of circumstances.[3] Its literary-journalistic approach brought a dramatic point of view on the world of politics and its strategies, victories and defeats. One chapter was devoted to detailing the reasons behind Americans' ways of voting and ways of life.[4]

White's book, and its successor volumes, inspired a trend toward the production of campaign books and toward a more personality-driven approach to political reporting. White in later years would bemoan the changes he had helped create.[5]

President Kennedy's November 1963 assassination
. It was released without revision.

References

  1. ISBN 9781125620250
    .
  2. ^ "Pulitzer Prize Winners: General Non-Fiction". Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  3. ISBN 978-0-689-70600-4
    .
  4. ISBN 978-1-56000-589-6
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  5. ^ Porch, Scott. "The Book That Changed Campaigns Forever". Politico. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25.

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