Election history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Oct 17, 2016 in a discussion of modern electoral fraud, msnbcs andrea mitchell on monday offered a journalistic slip. Kennedy faced hubert humphrey and senator stuart symington to the conclusion of the general election contest against richard nixon. These books depict low points in richard nixons political career. The united states presidential election of 1960 marked the end of dwight d. Donaldson provides readers with a number of important insights into american politics. Eisenhowers vice president since 1953 and had no opposition for the nomination by the time of the 1960 republican convention in chicago in late july. Kennedy was elected president of the united states in a bitter contest against the incumbent vice president, richard nixon. The presidential election of 1960, edmund kallina views this election as a turning point in us history and says his goal is to write an overview of the election with emphasis on the most critical and controversial events and issues. The drama behind president kennedys 1960 election win. June, 1957 nixon and martin luther king confer in accra, ghana. Prize for general nonfiction and was the first in a series of books by white about american presidential elections.
Much of the narrative is written in an almost novelistic style, describing politicians looks, voices and personalities. The presidential election of 1960 reprint by edmund f. The great thing about this book is that it gives in the historical perspective about the 1960 election. Kennedy was elected president of the united states. It is interesting to see all the cast of characters and who they were, with their personalities were, and where everybody fit in the hierarchy leading up to the events that followed. Talking about a constitutional crisis if donald trump does not concede the presidential election, mitchell blurted, how have we come to this point. The book traces the 1960 campaign from the primaries in which john f. For fifty years weve accepted theodore whites premise from the making of the president, 1960 that kennedy ran a brilliant.
Richard nixon won more individual states than kennedy, but it was kennedy who prevailed by. Nixon is a book for everyone who thinks they know what happened in the pivotal election year of 1960. The making of the president, then and now the new york times. For fifty years weve accepted theodore whites premise from the making of the president, 1960 that kennedy ran a brilliant campaign while nixon committed blunder after blunder but white the journalist was a kennedy partisan and helped establish the myth of. A harper perennial political classic, the making of the president 1960 is the. Today, the action is in the studios, not in the backrooms. Oct 06, 2008 tv ads, first used in the 1952 presidential election by republican dwight d.
Rorabaugh cuts through the mythology of this famous election to explain the. Historian theodore white, who wrote about the 1960 campaign, said. In the national popular vote, kennedy beat nixon by just one tenth of one percentage point 0. Aug 08, 2017 although the 1960 election was the closest since 1884 according to the popular vote, kennedys margin in the electoral college was more than large enough to survive the loss of illinois. The making of the president, 1960 a harper perennial political classic, the making of the president 1960 is the groundbreaking national bestseller and pulitzer prizewinning account of the 1960 presidential campaign and the election of john f. Kennedy was the most significant political campaign since world war ii. Eisenhowers vice president, richard nixon, who had transformed his office into a national political base, was the republican candidate, whereas the democrats nominated massachusetts senator john f. It pitted republican nominee abraham lincoln against democratic party nominee senator stephen douglas.
The election of 1860 was one of the most pivotal presidential elections in american history. Kennedy won the presidential election held in the united stated in 1960. The election of 1960 brought to the forefront a generation of politicians born in the twentieth century, pitting the 47yearold republican vice president richard m. Kennedy major presidential elections and the administrations that followed library binding february 1, 2003. Vice president richard nixon announced his candidacy on january 9, 1960. Download this special 1960 election edition to get started.
Eisenhower, became a critical part of elections in 1960. This election was the last to not count district of columbia as an electoral vote until the 1964 election. Kennedys close win over nixon in 1960 has long been a bone of contention, and books have been written proving that kennedy stole the election, or had the election stolen for him by his and his fathers mob connections plus lyndon johnsons connections. Kennedy made the most of his youth and novelty, says historian robert dallek, author of several books about jfk. How did television affect american society beginning in the 1950s. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election the 1960 presidential race was one of the closest elections in u. It is the story of how lyndon johnson stole the 1948 election and then how he sealed his theft with a. Nevertheless, i feel that his discussion of the 1960 election both gives nixon too much credit in one respect and too little in another. United states presidential election of 1960 united. Television heightened interest in books and newspapers. Here, christopher benedict looks at the fascinating key areas in the election including jfks religion, civil rights, and those tv.
In alabama, the 11 presidential electors were directly elected. Prospective readers of the first modern campaign will want to know what is different and new about this new account of the 1960 election. The 1960 united states presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. In the general election, the kennedyjohnson ticket won an electoral college victory and a narrow popular vote. Kennedy of massachusetts for president and senator lyndon b. Whites book was also helped out by the fact that the 1960 race was one of the closest ever and also featured two of americas larger than life political figures.
Kennedy thus became the first roman catholic and the youngest person ever elected president. The presidential election of 1960 was one of the closest in american history. The 1960 us presidential election is surely one of the most famous in history. Several key states seemed to shift toward nixon, and by election day pollsters were declaring the election a tossup. The election of 1960 and the administration of john f. The first myth is the one that democrats had to invent, according to the author, to show why john f. Kennedy defeated incumbent vice president richard nixon, the republican party nominee. Presidential election of 1960 the democratic partys candidate john f. When john kennedy won the presidency in 1960, he also won the right to put his own spin on the. Pulitzerwinning journalist seymour hersh reported hearing tapes of fbi wiretaps about potential election fraud. She admitted that the 1960 presidential election was obviously stolen from richard nixon.
State voters chose twentyseven representatives, or electors, to the electoral college, who voted for president and vice president. Not a long read but a great understanding of the impact on the 1960 campaign on how all future campaigns for the presidency. August 3, 1957 death of jackies father, black jack bouvier. The way to the white house by richard ben cramer, game. Speaking of fraud, andrea mitchell admits 1960 election. The year 1960 not just an election year, but a year of elections in louisianamay well have been a major turning point in louisiana politics. Donaldson is professor of history at xavier university of louisiana.
Due to the result of a state primary, five of the democratic electors on the general election ballot were loyalists pledged to kennedy and the remaining six were free electors, not pledged to the democratic national ticket. In 1960, when he ran for the presidency, first of all, if he won, he was going to. It pitched the glamor of jfk against political heavyweight richard nixon. With eisenhowers tenure at an end, american society broke with the culture of the war years. The making of the president 1960, written by journalist theodore h. What was one unique element of the election of 1960. Whites the making of the president 1960 established the popular genre of insider campaign narratives and remains the most famous book of all campaign books. Kennedy in 1960 and a 1977 televised recounting of the watergate scandal, which had driven him.
Nov 07, 2017 on wednesday afternoon, november 9, 1960, nixon officially conceded the election to kennedy. This was the first time in united states history that the state of vermont voted for the democratic candidate, 33 and the first time that georgia voted for the republican candidate. Nov 07, 2004 chicagos mayor daley also claimed credit for electing kennedy. Donaldson in fact, book is really a home window to the globe. The election was the 44th presidential election and took place on november 8, 1960. A harper perennial political classic, the making of the president 1960 is the groundbreaking national bestseller and pulitzer prizewinning account of the 1960 presidential campaign and the election of john f. Prizewinning account of the 1960 presidential campaign and the election of. The history of american presidential elections, 17892008, facts on file, 2011 overview election year. For fifty years weve accepted theodore whites premise from the making of the president, 1960 that kennedy ran a brilliant campaign while nixon committed blunder after blunder. United states presidential election of 1960 united states. Hello select your address best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics. The election of 1960 pitted two veterans of world war ii against each other in the campaign for the presidency.
The 1960 united states presidential election in illinois took place on november 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 united states presidential election. This is an excruciating book that purports to refute three myths about the 1960 presidential election. Drawing from the extensive nbc archives, battaglio presents the drama and results by selecting a number of the most memorable moments of the evening, including nixons premature concession and. Discover librarianselected research resources on presidential election of 1960 from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic. Mazo had written a series of articles about voter fraud after the 1960 election, which he stopped at nixons request. The results of the nixon kennedy election started the shift of the south to the republican side and created a stronger conservative wing of the gop. The process actually began in december, 1959, with the first state gubernatorial primary. November 8, 2010 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the presidential election of 1960, which still very much interests those who care about disputed elections and how best to resolve them.
Kennedy was elected president in one of the closest elections in u. Rorabaugh makes clear just how much whites breathless, novelistic account shaped subsequent writing on the lives of john f. But most importantly, the orchestrated format of campaigning, candidates debating in on television, and the access of the media to candidates were started in the 1960 election. List of books and articles about presidential election of 1960.
Discover librarianselected research resources on u. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Kennedy announced his candidacy for president on january 2, 1960. The real making of the president university press of kansas. An unvarnished account of the 1960 presidential election that skewers theodore white s adoring portrayal of john f. Eleanor roosevelt, john kennedy, and the election of 1960.
Nixon against the 43yearold democratic challenger john f. The book opens with the kennedy family nervously following returns on election day, 1960. He is the author of many books on american history in the twentieth century, including. The book is a pleasant read that weaves interesting anecdotes and insights to provide a lively account of party politics in the 1950s and the campaign and election of 1960. It was one of the closest elections in american history, and some people still doubt its outcome.
Top 190 books published in 1960 that people have added on goodreads. Kennedy, nixon, and the election of 1960, by gary a. The election on november 8, 1960 remains one of the most famous election nights in american history. Kennedys religion provoked anticatholic voters to oppose him. Arnold hutschnecker, and the secret history of the 1960 kennedynixon election by robb, david l. This is a must read book for those who are interested in story about the 1960 presidential campaign. T here will be no serious dispute about this books basic, and frequently repeated, argumentthat the 1960 election was the first modern. He told his friend, journalist earl mazo, that our country cannot afford the agony of a constitutional crisis. Election, election 1960, politics and government, presidents. Kennedy and richard nixon through the lens of nbc news. The 1960s history the 1960s started off as the dawn of a golden age to most americans.
White and published by atheneum publishers in 1961, is a book that recounts and analyzes the 1960 election in which john f. Presidential election of 1960 questia online library. On january 20, 1961, the handsome and charismatic john f. Kennedy was also the first president born in the 20th century. Drawing from the extensive nbc archives, battaglio presents the drama and results by selecting a number. Nov 16, 20 kennedy made the most of his youth and novelty, says historian robert dallek, author of several books about jfk. United states presidential election of 1960, american presidential election held on november 8, 1960, in which democrat john f. Kallina dedicates the first half of the book to tell the story of kennedy and nixon until the beginning of the general campaign. In a closely contested election, democrat united states senator john f.
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