The First Modern Campaign: Kennedy, Nixon, and the Election of 1960

by Gary A. Donaldson

Book Overview

In this engaging book, Gary A. Donaldson tells the story of Kennedy versus Nixon with a sharp eye for the salient political developments and a keen sense of the drama of an election that was unlike any other the nation had experienced. The election of 1960 was an orchestrated political drama, organized as a sweeping campaign from coast to coast and staged for a national television audience. This made it the first modern campaign in which the television...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742548007
• ISBN13: 9780742548008
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 8.9"