02779cam a2200469 i 4500 1906867557 TxAuBib 20250204120000.0 250201s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2025417323 9780593852194 hardcover 0593852192 hardcover 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. Countdown nineteen-sixty. Behind-the-scenes story of the 312 days that changed America's politics forever. Behind-the-scenes story of the three hundred twelve days that changed America's politics forever. [New York] : Dutton, [2024] ©2024. 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-428) and index. "It's January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy declared his 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, told here with gripping effect."-- Provided by publisher. 20250204. Kennedy, John F (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. Presidents United States Election 1960. 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. Nineteen sixties. Presidential candidates United States Biography. United States Politics and government 1945-1989. United States History 20th century. United States Politics and government. Weiss, Mitch, 1951-, author. TXKIP