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The Making of the President 1960 is Theodore H. White’s landmark work of narrative political history about the 1960 United States presidential election. First published in 1961, it follows the campaign of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon from the primaries through the general election and examines how modern American presidential politics were changing. The book is not a conventional campaign chronicle; it combines reported detail, historical interpretation, and literary pacing to show how candidates, party organizations, television, and public opinion interacted in a closely fought contest. Its importance rests partly on method, since White gained unusual access and turned election coverage into a more immersive, character-driven form of journalism. It also matters as an account of a major political transition, capturing the first televised presidential debates and the anxieties of a nation entering a new era. The result is both a record of an election and a model for later political reporting.