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A Harper Perennial Political Classic, The Making of the President 1960 is the groundbreaking national bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the 1960 presidential campaign and the election of John F. Kennedy. The Making of the President: 1960 revolutionized the way modern presidential campaigns are reported. Reporting from within the campaign for the first time on record, White's extensive research and access to all parties involved set the bar for campaign coverage and remains unparalleled. White conveyed, in magnificent detail and with exquisite pacing, the high-stakes drama; he painted the unforgettable, even mythic, story of JFK versus Nixon; and most of all, he imbued the nation's presidential election process with a grandeur that later political writers have rarely matched.

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A notable achievement. White has written a fascinating story of a fascinating campaign. -- Time

A masterpiece...full of deep insights into political power in America and how our democracy works in choosing the president. It gripped me from beginning to end as very few books have. -- William L. Shirer, #1 New York Times bestselling author More than a fascinating account of how one man succeeded in reaching the White House, while other failed; it is a graduate lesson in the rough, relentless, subtle, and devious workings of American politics. It is a magnificent job of reporting, but it is also history. -- Saturday Review No book that I know of has caught the heartbeat of a campaign as strikingly as Theodore White has done in The Making of the President 1960. -- New York Times A notable achievement. White has written a fascinating story of a fascinating campaign. -- Time

More than a fascinating account of how one man succeeded in reaching the White House, while other failed; it is a graduate lesson in the rough, relentless, subtle, and devious workings of American politics. It is a magnificent job of reporting, but it is also history. -- Saturday Review No book that I know of has caught the heartbeat of a campaign as strikingly as Theodore White has done in The Making of the President 1960. -- New York Times A masterpiece...full of deep insights into political power in America and how our democracy works in choosing the president. It gripped me from beginning to end as very few books have. -- William L. Shirer, #1 New York Times bestselling author A notable achievement. White has written a fascinating story of a fascinating campaign. -- Time

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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 the 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 presidential elections, all of which are being reissued with new 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. Wayne Mitchell has been an actor all his life and has been described as a big guy with a big voice. He competed on the Forensics (Speech) Team in high school and college, doing mostly interpretation events (prose interpretation being a favorite). Since getting involved with audiobooks, Wayne feels like he's back doing Speech Team once again, and it's a welcome return! As an LA based (Meisner trained) actor of twenty yearrs, he has appeared in a dozen TV shows, loop grouped over a hundred TV episodes and numerous movies, and in 2015 cowrote/directed an independent feature film called SOLEDAD, which is available on Amazon Prime. Wayne brings versatility to any project. He's comfortable with a variety of voices and accents, but most importantly he brings a knack for conveying the truth. The truth of the words on the page. The truth of the experience the listener is being asked to participate in. Be that truth intergalactic in scope, or as familiar as Sunday brunch with Grandma.

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