02999cam a2200505 i 4500 1600677673 TxAuBib 20240918120000.0 240808s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593852194 HRD 35.00 0593852192 HRD 35.00 TxAuBib rda Wallace, Chris, author. Countdown 1960 : the behind-the-scenes story of the 312 days that changed America's politics forever / Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss. Count-down 1960 : the behind-the-scenes story of the 312 days that changed America's politics forever. 1960 : the behind-the-scenes story of the 312 days that changed America's politics forever. Behind-the-scenes story of the 312 days that changed America's politics foever. First edition. New York : Dutton, 2024. 438 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "It's January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy declared his [presidential] candidacy; and with this opening scene, Chris Wallace offers readers a front-row seat to history. From the challenge of primary battles in a nation that had never elected a Catholic president, to the intense machinations of the national conventions--where JFK chose Lyndon B. Johnson as his running mate over the impassioned objections of his brother Bobby--this is a nonfiction political thriller filled with intrigue, cinematic action, and fresh reporting. Like with many popular histories, readers will be familiar with the story, but few will know the behind-the-scenes details"-- Provided by publisher. 20240923. jz. Kennedy, John F (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. Nixon, Richard M (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. Democratic Party (U.S) History 20th century. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854) History 20th century. Presidents United States Election 1960. Presidential candidates United States Biography. Political campaigns United States History 20th century. Campaign debates United States History 20th century. Television in politics United States History 20th century. Press and politics United States History 20th century. Mass media Political aspects United States History 20th century. United States Politics and government 1953-1961. United States Politics and government 1961-1963. Weiss, Mitch, 1951-, author.