The Making of the President 1964 - Softcover

White, Theodore H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451612558 ISBN 13: 9780451612557

Publisher: Signet, 1966

Synopsis

Documents the 1964 Presidential campaign which resulted in the election of Lyndon B. Johnson over Republican conservative Barry M. Goldwater.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Theodore H. White’s landmark Making of the President series revolutionized American political journalism, investing his subject with both epic scope and a fresh frankness about backroom political strategy that was unlike anything that had come before. In this secondvolume of his groundbreaking series, White offers an intimate chronicleof the 1964 campaign for the White House, from the earthshaking tragedy of President Kennedy’s assassination through the battle for power between Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater, whose candidacy paved the way for the modern conservative movement. White reports from within both campaigns, bringing to life a turbulent year in America’s history and a furious contest between two tough and seasoned political pros.

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1966
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451612558
• ISBN 13: 9780451612557
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback