The Making of a Catholic President: Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960 9780195374483, 0195374487

The 1960 presidential election, won ultimately by John F. Kennedy, was one of the closest and most contentious in Americ

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The Making of a Catholic President: Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960
9780195374483, 0195374487

Based on massive new research, a compelling and surprising account of the twentieth century's closest election

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The first-ever full account of Nixon's extensive ties to the American Mafia, from a veteran White House reporter.

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Reveals the making of a president, both on the campaign trail and before he ran for high office.;Change -- The decider -

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President of the United States of America is an official title sought by many and won by only a few individuals. The ser

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Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a

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For 30 years, the portraits of JFK's Camelot have stood as gospel. Now, drawing on new interviews and previously un

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*Includes pictures. *Includes Nixon's most notorious quotes. *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further rea

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How Robert Kennedy emerged as a champion of the poor during the 1960s. Robert Kennedy's abbreviated run for the pre

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Published to coincide with the launch of Ron Howard's blockbuster film, and following on from the huge success of t

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