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The Making of the President, 1968 Reissue Edition, Kindle Edition

by Theodore H. White (Author), Chris Matthews (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 80 ratings

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“White unites a novelist's knack of dramatization and a historian's sense of significance with a synthesizing skill that grasps the reader by the lapels.” —Newsweek

The third book in Theodore H. White's landmark series, The Making of the President 1968 is the compelling account of the turbulent 1968 presidential campaign, the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., and election of Richard Nixon. White made history with his groundbreaking The Making of the President 1960, a narrative that won the Pulitzer Prize for revolutionizing the way that presidential campaigns were reported. Now, The Making of the President 1968—back in print, freshly repackaged, and with a new foreword by Chris Matthews—joins Theodore Sorensen's Kennedy, White's The Making of the President 1960, 1964, and 1972, and other classics in the burgeoning Harper Perennial Political Classics series.

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Theodore H. White (19151986) 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 Thunder Out of China, America in Search of Itself, and In Search of History: A Personal Adventure.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003V1WVBQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins e-books; Reissue edition (October 5, 2010)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 5, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5835 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 562 pages

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The Return of Nixon

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2012

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1968 was one of the most tumultuous years in twentieth century America. There was the Tet Offensive in January that, while a military failure for North Vietnam, was a political failure in the United States. There was the assassinations of two loved public figures, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy. The numerous race riots and street violence that plagued the nation. It was also a Presidential election year.

Early in the campaign, incumbent President Lyndon Johnson, facing failing health and unpopularity, decided not to seek another tern. This left the nominations of both major parties open. On the Democratic side there was Senator Eugene McCarthy, an ardent anti-war figure who gained much popular support from youths. There was also the popular Robert Kennedy, also an anti-war and civil rights figure. He was clearly the most popular candidate for the Democrats until he was assassinated shortly after winning the California primary. That left the nomination open to what might be seen as the inevitable, Vice President Hubert Humphrey.

On the Republican side of the campaign, there is Governor George Romney (interestingly also father of the current presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney) who ran a short campaign, but just did not find the support. Nelson Rockefeller also tried another run for the Presidency, but ultimately never got enough delegates. Also an early appearance on the national scene was made by Ronald Reagan. As history shows, the nomination would ultimately go to former Vice President Richard Nixon, also the Republican nominee in 1960.

Finally, as a rarity in American politics, was a formidable effort made by a third party candidate, Governor George Wallace, running on his infamous segregationist platform.

White also covers the Democratic and Republican conventions. While he writes off the Republican's as being boring and routine, he takes us through the famous 1968 Democratic convention where riots and protests plagued them and the Chicago Police.

In the general election itself, Richard Nixon won in one of the greatest comebacks in American political history.

I found this book to be an enjoyable look at the 1968 Presidential election. I would recommend this book to political junkies or those interested in Presidential history.

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I'm Real but My Name is Not

Great insight into the election of 1968, and politics in general.

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016

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Remarkably detailed telling of the election of 1968 from a journalist who was in the midst of it. Mr. White had personal interactions with all the major players of the era, and certainly had his finger on the pulse of the nation at that time.

This is not a quick read, and White does get go deep into the psyche of the American people as opposed to sticking to the actions. But there are enough gems of insight, backroom bargaining, and great assessments of politicians that I forgive him for the occasionally languid pace.

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John A. Jago, Jr.

The Making of the President 1968

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023

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Thanks for the quick and wonderful service in getting Teddy White's fascinating book regarding the 1968 presidential election.

Having read it years before, I know I will love reading this one again.

Too bad Teddy White is not around today, I would love to get his assessment for next year's election as well as the 2016 and 2020 elections.

John A. Jago, Jr.

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Dabí Sánchez

there is no substitute

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2014

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This rating is for all of Theodore White's "Making of the President" books, each of which I've now read on Kindle. Personal disclosure: I met White in the offices of The Harvard Crimson, he a distinguished alumnus and I an impudent, radical editor. In a kindly way, he gave me the business and in a youthful way I gave it back. Forty-odd years later, it's a piece of personal nostalgia. White, a prodigious journalist, covered 20th-century American and international politics with an intelligence and graciousness that amounted to wisdom. Today he would be considered old-fashioned, but in the present landscape of political journalism there's hardly a one who can measure up to him. Read him for an exquisitely thoughtful and rock-solid perspective in the extensive history he lived. John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon were people he knew at first hand, and he had their measure. In the big personalities and events of his time, there was no one wiser. I have my quibbles with White here and there, but he's still the master.

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Peter Schleifer

Still relevant today.

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2019

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In looking back at 1968 the problems that beset the United States back then have only intensified over the years. Reading White' s analysis of these problems and his views on politics was enlightening and much less partisan than the political analysis that we see today. I highly recommend this book to everyone interested in understanding American history.

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Stephen Winkler

Among the Very Best

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2009

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Outstanding reportage of the election of 1968. Shows the contest between President Johnson and Senator McCarthy. Theodore H. White visited with the camps of all of the principal candidates. He spent valuable time with both former Vice President Nixon and Governor Romney. Reviews the assassination of Senator Kennedy.
This is Mr. White's third of four books on presidential elections. He knows an awful lot about some of the candidates, like Vice President Humphrey, because Vice President Humphrey ran for president in his first book and ran for vice president in his second book.

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Mike

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2016

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Really hasn't aged well . . .

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2009

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I have read Making of . . . .1960 and 1964. This time I got the soft cover version and the print is too small for comfortable reading for my old eyes. White adds many footnotes and they are in tiny font size. Besides the print is faded and the paper yellowed which adds to the difficulty.

White says little or nothing about the personal side of the candidates. I guess that's how he got access to them. He does a good job describing the dynamics of each of the elections which helped me see how strongly the process of candidate selection is influenced by the personal will of factions within the parties.

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