1960: LBJ VS. JFK VS. NIXON: THE EPIC CAMPAIGN THAT FORGED THREE PRESIDENCIES

Book ID/图书代码： 02740008B24105

English Summary/英文概要： It was the election that would ultimately give America “Camelot” and its tragic aftermath, a momentous contest when three giants who each would have a chance to shape the nation battled to win the presidency.
Award-winning author David Pietrusza does here for the 1960 presidential race what he did in his previous book, 1920: the Year of the Six Presidents—which Kirkus Reviews selected as one of their Best Books of 2007. Until now, the most authoritative study of the 1960 election was Theodore White’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Making of the President, 1960. But White, as a trusted insider, didn’t tell all. Here’s the rest of the story, what White could never have known, nor revealed. Finally, it’s all out—including JFK’s poignant comment on why LBJ’s nomination as vice president would be inconsequential: “I’m 43 years old. I’m not going to die in office.”
Combining an engaging narrative with exhaustive research, Pietrusza chronicles the pivotal election of 1960, in which issues of civil rights and religion (Kennedy was only the second major-party Roman Catholic candidate ever) converged. The volatile primary clash between Senate Majority leader LBJ and the young JFK culminated in an improbable fusion ticket. The historic, legendary Kennedy-Nixon debates followed in its wake. The first presidential televised debates, they forever altered American politics when an exhausted Nixon was unkempt and tentative in their first showdown. With 80 million viewers passing judgment, Nixon’s poll numbers dropped as the charismatic Kennedy’s star rose. Nixon learned his lesson—resting before subsequent debates, reluctantly wearing makeup, and challenging JFK with a more aggressive stance—but the damage was done.
There’s no one better to convey the drama of that tumultuous year than Pietrusza. He has 1,000 secrets to spill; a fascinating cast of characters to introduce (including a rogue’s gallery of hangers-on and manipulators); and towering historical events to chronicle. And all of it is built on painstaking research and solid historical scholarship. Pietrusza tracks down every lead to create a winning, engaging, and very readable account.
With the 2008 elections approaching, politics will be on everyone’s mind, and 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon will transform the way readers see modern American history.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一场最终将带给美国黑暗和悲惨命运的选举。各自拥有决定美国命运的机会的三位巨人，都在这场重大的总统竞选中奋斗。
获奖作者大卫•派裘萨为1960年总统大选写的书，他的前一本名为《1920 六总统年》，被科克斯书评选为2007年畅销书。如今，对于1960年大选更为权威的研究，白修德（注：著名的美国记者，以分析报道美国总统大选而闻名）的《1960，总统制造》获得了普利策奖。但是，作为一名可信的内部人士，白修德并未道出全部故事。而这里，是余下的，白修德听所未闻的全部故事。包括小约翰•肯尼迪对于为什么詹姆斯•约翰逊当选为副总统不合理的尖刻评论-----“我今年43岁，我不会在当权时死掉。”
动人的叙述，详尽的研究，派裘萨记下1960年这场聚焦于公民权利与宗教问题（肯尼迪是第二个罗马天主教候选人）的关键大选。发生在参议院多数党领袖詹姆斯•约翰逊和年轻的小约翰•肯尼迪之间反复无常的初期冲突，在一张无法融合的机票上达到顶峰。历史上，相传肯尼迪和尼克松的辩论从他们起床就开始了。在第一部现场直播的总统辩论上，当筋疲力尽的尼克松不加修饰的参加他们的第一论民意测验时，超过8，000，000的观众参与选举。尼克松的民意测验直降，而肯尼迪则持续上升。尼克松也因此得到一个教训：辩论之前一定要休息，并且还要修饰自己，并且以一种更具攻击性的立场来挑战小约翰•肯尼迪。但大势已定。没有谁能比派裘萨更好的来讲述那个混乱年代的故事。他有1000个秘密要透露，一系列迷人的角色要介绍，以及经典的历史事件。而这一切都基于苦心的研究和扎实的历史知识。派裘萨创作出这本成功的，吸引人的，值得一读的作品。
随着2008年的大选，政治将会根植于每个人的思想中，而本书将引领读者去了解现代美国的历史。(zh)

Awards/获奖情况："Almost half a century after Theodore White’s The Making of the President, 1960, Pietrusza (1920: The Year of the Six Presidents) raises the bar with his winning and provocative chronicle. The political giants who battled for the 1960 presidency--and the closeness of the election--make for exciting narratives. The author writes respectfully of the three hopefuls but is not starstruck by any of them.... Also prominently featured are Joe Kennedy, the family patriarch, and presidential and vice presidential hopefuls Nelson Rockefeller, Hubert Humphrey, and Adlai Stevenson. Pietrusza concludes with a thought worth pondering: Why was the election so close when Nixon did so much wrong (ignoring Martin Luther King Jr., choosing the patrician Henry Cabot Lodge as his running mate, not receiving support from President Eisenhower) while Kennedy did almost everything right (choosing the loyal LBJ as his vice-presidential running mate, winning the primaries, appearing healthy, gaining the black vote while retaining the white South)? The answer: there was something about JFK that the voters of 1960 simply did not like. Highly recommended "---Library Journal (Starred Review)
"[A] colorful, character-driven narrative. ... A lively look at the underside of a campaign."---Kirkus Reviews
"A stark portrait of the 1960 race for the White House...[with] subtle parallels between the candidates in that election...and those involved in the current presidential campaign. ...[Pietrusza is] a master craftsman."---Rick Tamble, The Tennessean

About the Author/作者介绍： David Pietrusza is the author of 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents (Carroll & Graf, 2006), Rothstein: The Life, Times and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series (Carroll & Graf, 2003), Teddy Ballgame: My Life in Pictures (with Ted Williams) (Sport Classic Books, 20002), and Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis (Diamond Communications, 1998). His body of historical work has garnered media attention from such outlets as The New York Times, Newsweek, US News & World Reports, the Washington Post, NPR, C-SPAN, The Fox News Channel, Bloomberg Radio, the New York Daily News, The New York Post, the Jerusalem Post, The New York Law Journal, The New York Sun, the Denver Post, the Weekly Standard, the Washington Times, The Seattle Times, The Raleigh News & Observer, and the Tucson Sun.
大卫•派裘萨（David Pietrusza），1920: The Year of the Six Presidents，Rothstein: The Life, Times and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series，Teddy Ballgame: My Life in Pictures，Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis的作者，他的作品曾得到《纽约时报》，《新闻周刊》，《美国新闻与世界报道》，《华盛顿邮报》，《每日更新》，《有线电视网》，《福克斯新闻》，《彭博电台》，《纽约每日新闻》，《纽约邮报》，《耶路撒冷邮报》，《纽约法律周刊》，《纽约太阳报》，《丹佛邮报》，《旗帜周刊》，《华盛顿时报》，《西雅图时报》，《罗利新闻观察》，《图森太阳报》的关注。

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