The Making of the President 1964

Theodore H. Whites landmark Making of the President series revolutionizedAmerican political journalism investing his subject with both epic scope and afresh fra... » 

Theodore H. Whites landmark Making of the President series revolutionizedAmerican political journalism investing his subject with both epic scope and afresh frankness about backroom political strategy that was unlike anything thathad come before. In this second volume of his groundbreaking series Whiteoffers an intimate chronicle of the 1964 campaign for the White House from theearthshaking tragedy of President Kennedys assassination through the battlefor power between Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater whose candidacy pavedthe way for the modern conservative movement. White reports from within bothcampaigns bringing to life a turbulent year in Americas history and a furiouscontest between two tough and seasoned political pros. «