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1960: LBJ vs JFK vs Nixon: The Epic Campaign That
Category: History: U.S.: 20th Century
Author: David Pietrusza
Copyright/published Year: 2008 by Sterling
ISBN: 1402777469
Binding: Paperback
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. 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, Nixon's poll numbers dropped as
the charismatic Kennedy's 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.
There's 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 rogue's 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.
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