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1960
- LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon--The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 18 h y 40 m
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"1960 aims to take us deeper into the campaign than Theodore White's famous The Making of the President, 1960. And it does." -Chicago Sun-Times
Award-winning historian David Pietrusza's hard-edged account of the 1960 Presidential Campaign - the bare-knuckle politics of the primaries, the party conventions' backroom dealings, the unprecedented television debates, along with hot-button issues of race, religion, and foreign policy. And, at the center of it all, three future presidents - LBJ, JFK, and Nixon.
"Terrific!" -Robert A. Caro, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes and the National Book Award
It was the election that would ultimately give America "Camelot" and its tragic aftermath. 1960 is a stunning recreation of the bare-knuckle politics of the primaries, the party conventions' backroom dealings, the unprecedented television debates, along with hot-button issues of race, religion, and foreign policy. And, at the center of it all, three future presidents - Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon.
In this essential work of history, David Pietrusza chronicles 1960's struggle for power by bringing to life its towering events and personalities, unlocking its secrets, and turning expert scholarship into rich, human storytelling.
"A stirring, hard-edged political saga… An outstanding reexamination." -Booklist
"1960 provides new insights into that year's hard-fought, pivotal election, but, more than that, 1960 is great storytelling - a fascinating, can't-put-it-down account of how American politics really works." -Former United States Attorney General Richard Thornburgh
"Pietrusza's 1960 is essential for understanding the political forces that in many ways shaped the world we live in today." -David Mark, journalist, political analyst, and author of Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning
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- The Life
- De: John A. Farrell
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
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Richard Nixon opens with young navy lieutenant "Nick" Nixon returning from the Pacific and setting his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the turns of that now legendary 1946 campaign, Nixon's finer attributes quickly gave way to unapologetic ruthlessness. It is a stunning overture to John A. Farrell's magisterial portrait of a man who embodied postwar American cynicism.
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Well balanced and proportioned
- De Tad Davis en 06-04-17
De: John A. Farrell
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Shooting Columbo
- The Lives and Deaths of TV's Rumpled Detective
- De: David Koenig
- Narrado por: Randy Skretvedt
- Duración: 8 h y 12 m
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Columbo was arguably the most popular and most unique television mystery series ever - even though, within two minutes of the titles, the audience already knew the murderer’s identity. The show captivated tens of millions of viewers for 69 adventures produced over 35 years. Yet if star Peter Falk had gotten his way, it would have run far longer. The “shooting” of Columbo was filled with backstage intrigue and larger-than-life personalities who, through it all, created unforgettable classic television.
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As comfortable as an old pair of $16 shoes
- De Buretto en 10-03-21
De: David Koenig
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1920
- The Year of Six Presidents
- De: David Pietrusza
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 20 h y 46 m
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The presidential election of 1920 was among history's most dramatic. Six once-and-future presidents--Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt--jockeyed for the White House. With voters choosing between Wilson's League of Nations and Harding's front-porch isolationism, the 1920 election shaped modern America.
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A fascinating view into the US at the end of WWI
- De D. Littman en 12-31-09
De: David Pietrusza
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1948
- Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America
- De: David Pietrusza
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 18 h y 23 m
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Award-winning historian David Pietrusza unpacks the most ingloriously iconic headline in the history of presidential elections - DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN - to reveal the 1948 campaign's backstage events and recount the down-to-the-wire brawl fought against the background of an erupting Cold War, the Berlin Airlift, the birth of Israel, and a post-war America facing exploding storms over civil rights and domestic communism.
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1948 Presidential election retold by Truman hater
- De The Fabulous GT en 01-21-19
De: David Pietrusza
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Burr
- A Novel (Narratives of Empire, Book 1)
- De: Gore Vidal
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 21 h y 20 m
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Here is an extraordinary portrait of one of the most complicated - and misunderstood - figures among the Founding Fathers. In 1804, while serving as vice president, Aaron Burr fought a duel with his political nemesis, Alexander Hamilton, and killed him. In 1807, he was arrested, tried, and acquitted of treason. In 1833, Burr is newly married, an aging statesman considered a monster by many. But he is determined to tell his own story, and he chooses to confide in a young New York City journalist. Burr is the first novel in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series.
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- De John Norton en 06-12-19
De: Gore Vidal
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Roosevelt Sweeps Nation
- FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal
- De: David Pietrusza
- Narrado por: Jack de Golia
- Duración: 17 h y 37 m
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Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the past narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 re-election landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically successful president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the very top of his Machiavellian game; and the unlocking of the puzzle of how our society, our politics, and our parties fitfully reinvented themselves.
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Excellent read.
- De Keith D. Allan en 04-03-23
De: David Pietrusza
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Richard Nixon
- The Life
- De: John A. Farrell
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 28 h y 54 m
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Richard Nixon opens with young navy lieutenant "Nick" Nixon returning from the Pacific and setting his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the turns of that now legendary 1946 campaign, Nixon's finer attributes quickly gave way to unapologetic ruthlessness. It is a stunning overture to John A. Farrell's magisterial portrait of a man who embodied postwar American cynicism.
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Well balanced and proportioned
- De Tad Davis en 06-04-17
De: John A. Farrell
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Shooting Columbo
- The Lives and Deaths of TV's Rumpled Detective
- De: David Koenig
- Narrado por: Randy Skretvedt
- Duración: 8 h y 12 m
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Columbo was arguably the most popular and most unique television mystery series ever - even though, within two minutes of the titles, the audience already knew the murderer’s identity. The show captivated tens of millions of viewers for 69 adventures produced over 35 years. Yet if star Peter Falk had gotten his way, it would have run far longer. The “shooting” of Columbo was filled with backstage intrigue and larger-than-life personalities who, through it all, created unforgettable classic television.
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As comfortable as an old pair of $16 shoes
- De Buretto en 10-03-21
De: David Koenig
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The Shattering
- America in the 1960s
- De: Kevin Boyle
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 18 h y 22 m
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On July 4, 1961, the rising middle-class families of a Chicago neighborhood gathered before their flag-bedecked houses, a confident vision of the American Dream. That vision was shattered over the following decade, its inequities at home and arrogance abroad challenged by powerful civil rights and antiwar movements. Assassinations, social violence, and the blowback of a "silent majority" shredded the American fabric.
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The insights of this period are enlightening
- De recreational skier en 01-17-22
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The Glory and the Dream
- A Narrative History of America, 1932 - 1972
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Jeff Riggenbach
- Duración: 57 h y 23 m
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This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972. It encompasses politics, military history, economics, the lively arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti...everything and anything indigenous that can be captured in print.
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Fabulous book, good narration, bad recording
- De Paula en 07-10-08
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The Third Reich in Power
- De: Richard J. Evans
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 31 h y 58 m
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The definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implacable march to war. This magnificent second volume of Richard J. Evans's three-volume history of Nazi Germany was hailed by Benjamin Schwartz of The Atlantic Monthly as "the definitive English-language account... gripping and precise." It chronicles the incredible story of Germany's radical reshaping under Nazi rule.
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Great book, annoying narrator
- De Maria en 08-14-10
De: Richard J. Evans
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Leonardo and the Last Supper
- De: Ross King
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
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Early in 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began work in Milan on what would become one of history's most influential and beloved works of art - The Last Supper. After a dozen years at the court of Lodovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, Leonardo was at a low point personally and professionally: at 43, in an era when he had almost reached the average life expectancy, he had failed, despite a number of prestigious commissions, to complete anything that truly fulfilled his astonishing promise.
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Informative yet creative
- De Isabellabasil en 05-27-15
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The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- De: Robert A. Caro
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 66 h y 9 m
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Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York. And in telling the Moses story, Caro both opens up to an unprecedented degree the way in which politics really happens—the way things really get done in America's City Halls and Statehouses—and brings to light a bonanza of vital information about such national figures as Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt (and the genesis of their blood feud), about Fiorello La Guardia, John V. Lindsay and Nelson Rockefeller.
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AMAZING read
- De jeff en 09-15-11
De: Robert A. Caro
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An Unfinished Love Story
- A Personal History of the 1960s
- De: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrado por: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bryan Cranston
- Duración: 17 h y 38 m
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life.
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A Great Listen
- De Bill en 04-20-24
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre 1960
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- USA VETERAN
- 04-11-19
WELL DONE...
Well-written, though it's unfortunate to be reminded of JFK's lack of morals around women not his wife. Good narration and story!
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- Auzzie Sheard
- 01-08-24
great narrator. decent story.
the book provides a thorough and mostly interesting account of the 1960 election but little on how the election "forged"/changed the candidates.
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- Keith D. Allan
- 02-19-23
Best ever
Have read all in this series. Excellent writing with great sourcing. Great detail of 1950 and 1960.
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- surya
- 11-28-23
Dies iræ, dies illa, Solvet sæclum in favilla
I read other election books from David Pietrisza including 1920, 1932 and 1948. Each of the elections were significant in their own respects but, this book is more than just the election. It is about the rise (and the fall) of three(if not 4 including Bobby Kennedy/H Humphrey).
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- Porter
- 12-04-18
No F words, but the N-word is allowed
I listened to the AudioBooks version of this book and I have to comment on that before I discuss the merits of the book itself.
The book talks about a very contentious period in our nation’s history. It was the age of civil rights movement and the transition from WWII to the Cold War. Language was much less restrictive then. By this I mean sexist language, racist language, and ‘colorful’ language that is no longer tolerated was the norm. The author of the book correctly incorporated this language in the book. He quoted people who used terms unacceptable today. As a historical work, this is important, it helps to understand the people involved and the culture of the times. To white wash this history does not serve us well.
Like I said, there is some sexist language in there and an occasional n-word. What you will not find, however, are any F-Bombs. The reason you will not hear any F-Bombs is because the producers deemed that word so offensive that they literally beeped it out. You can hear the narrator saying “F---beeep-ing” or “F-beep-er” so you know exactly what was said, but the language is heightened because of the annoying beep the producers had to insert into the audio version. Other arguably more offensive words/phrases such as “God Damn” or “Nigger” were left in the audio unaltered.
Like I said, I do not mind the language in the book, it helps to set the tone, what I did mind is the producer (audible?) accentuating a word by literally beeping it out. For this reason, I cannot recommend the audio version of this book.
As for the book itself?
Fascinating subject! It contains 4 extremely colorful personalities.
Lynden B Johnson---a Southern Texas Democrat who literally took pride in the fact that he was known to cheat in elections. He did what it took to get elected and did what was necessary to get ahead. A politician who earned the nickname “Landslide” because he arranged to have one county turn in their ballots late and he won that county by a “Landslide” which put him over the top.
Richard Nixon --- a Californian who was known for bending/breaking the rules to get elected---who early in his career earned the nickname “Tricky Dick” for election shenanigans. He later had to resign from the White House due to the Watergate scandal.
John F Kennedy --- a Massachusetts millionaire whose father would stop at nothing to get one of his kids into the white house. Whose father arranged to have a janitor run against his son because the Janitor had the same name as JFK’s primary opponent, thus creating confusion inside the ballot box.
Robert Kennedy – JFK’s brother who is known to be a colorful person and was a ruthless campaign advisor.
With these four individuals involved in the 1960 election what could go wrong? What bending of the rules might occur? What made the 1960 election monumental?
This book covers those questions.
The book was well written and enjoyable, I only wish that the author provided novel insight into the primaries--specifically the LBJ/JFK/Hubert Humphries primary. After the primaries it seemed a little rushed and , if you’ve read biographies on Kennedy/Nixon, rehashed. There was not much new to the JFK/Nixon campaign that isn't covered in every other book.
Still I rather enjoyed this book.
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- Jean
- 04-07-21
Engaging
I remember the 1960 election. I also remember watching the Democratic convention on T. V.
The book is well written and researched. Pietrusza goes into great detail about the events leading up to the debates and thereafter. I found the debates the most interesting part. Looking at Nixon from hindsight, I could spot warning signs in his behavior I did not notice at the time. Of course, the author was helpful to point that out. I found it interesting how this one election went on to effect three presidencies.
The book was eighteen hours and forty minutes. Jeff Cummings did an excellent job narrating the book. Cummings is an actor and the 2015 Audie Award Winner for audiobook narration.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-23
Enjoyed
Well written. JFK a great man and President..Sadly assassinated by ???.From a patriotic family..Irish Catholics .from the great historical state of MA.. where are country originated ..
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- Stephen
- 05-30-19
Great Story Told by a Shoddy Narrator
The narration is shoddy. The narrator is careless with some words like "presemptive" instead of "presumptive," and also used "Todd Sorensen" in one instance instead of "Ted Sorensen," JFK's speechwriter. The narration is also irritating because the narrator's tone is smart-alecky and lacks seriousness and credibility.
What I appreciate about the story though is how the author presented a pre-Camelot version of John F. Kennedy. It is without the hagiography that is part of our current revisionist history of that period. I also appreciate his balanced and objective presentation of future President Richard Nixon.
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- Roman
- 05-31-19
Entertaining and Revealing
As noted by other reviewers, there is not much new information here other than some gossipy tidbits---at least for those who have read other accounts of the 1960 election and events leading up to it. Nonetheless the book is engaging and well written. My only criticism is the egregious and inexcusable mispronunciations throughout. As annoying as this is, I frequently cut some slack on mispronouncing proper nouns and especially unfamiliar names BUT NOT when these names are some of the primary characters in the book.
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- Victoria Talbot
- 11-30-18
Historical
The great thing about this book is that it gives in the Historical perspective about the 1960 election. It is interesting to see all the cast of characters and who they were, with their personalities were, and where everybody fit in the hierarchy leading up to the events that followed. In addition, I found it fascinating that so much of what is considered normal today started during that election. The Roll of TV in this election, and the candidates spin we’re obviously for the first time, more important then the substance of the issues. It is the legacy I hope one day live down.
For those of us Who are politicos in the modern world, it is fascinating to see that we have no new ideas under the sun.
The relationship between JFK and LBJ is ever fascinating, and this gives historical perspective.
It is also fascinating to see the relationship between Nixon and JFK, and to see the fading light of so many historic people including Henry Cabot Lodge, Nixon’s running mate.
I also found it interesting to see the chase after the nascent my Nordie votes and The relationship that developed with black voters.
Another aspect that I found truly breathtaking was the fear surrounding civil rights, and their relationship with MLK.
All in all, this is a great historical perspective on American politics.
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