1960: The Making of the President

authorquotsometime history nation define relationship individual election story man john f kennedy richard m nixon scion wealthy politically powerful family new england son quaker grocer whittier california belong oppose political party start friend complex development friendship shape pivotal presidential election cast long shadow american history remainder th centuryquotin making president role great protagonist vie right lead country heart cold war foreign policy pose challenge american leadership era great social turmoil progress united states continue build promise found candidate contend question civil right balance position social justice need valuable southern electoral vote course everpresent issue economy rear ugly head nixon kennedy compete candidate voter pocket book mindquotthe contest fight electoral map united states stand mdasha map louisiana florida share number electoral vote california pennsylvania carddriven game system major event shape campaign represent nixonrsquos lazy shave president eisenhowerrsquos late endorsement catholic question include specific event card famous televise debate final election day push handle subsystem candidate vie capture statersquos electoral vote campaign point different region country time build momentum dominate issue day attempt gain control airwavesquota election campaign challenge adapt game plan ground shift resource time need tough call propel white house fastplaye strategy game player challenge run powerful elective office world unique crossroad recreate history rewrite making president provide opportunity bothquot