02417cam a2200409 i 4500 1660042296 TxAuBib 20241017120000.0 241017s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593852194 0593852192 TxAuBib rda Wallace, Chris, author. Countdown 1960 [Book] : The behind-the-scenes story of the 312 days that changed America's politics forever / Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss. [New York, New York] : Dutton, 2024. 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Illustrations on end papers. 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. 20241017. 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. United States Politics and government 1945-1989. United States History 20th century. Biographies. rvmgf Informational works. Weiss, Mitch, author.