Explores the complex interaction of men and events that shaped the 1972 Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns

“[White] revolutionized the art of political reporting.” —William F. BuckleyA national bestseller, The Making of the President 1964 is the critically acclaimed account of the 1964 presidential campaign, from the assassination of JFK though the battle for power between Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater. Author Theodore H. White made history with his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Making of the President series—detailed narrative histories that revolutionized the way presidential campaigns were reported. Now back in print with a new foreword by fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, The Making of the President 1964 joins The Making of the President 1960, 1968, and 1972, as well as Theodore Sorensen’s Kennedy and other classics, in the burgeoning Harper Perennial Political Classics series.

Examines the plans and campaigns of the seven candidates in the year leading up to the presidential election of 1960

A collection of articles and essays by the author of In Search of History reflects the turbulent history of the twentieth century in writings on key issues, political trends, and social welfare and profiles of important international figures.

Recounts Japanese hostilities against China, China's revolution, and America's perceptions of and relationship with China during World War II