1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies
David Pietrusza
Top 10 Best Quotes
“John F. Kennedy responded, as he often did when at his best, skillfully mixing dollops of wit with, self-deprecation, and the principle of not-really-going-near-the-question.”
“Be civilized. Grudges are for Neanderthals. – Hubert Humphrey”
“What we saw in Richard Nixon's face was the panic in his soul. – Richard Goodwin”
“The political mind is the product of men in public life who have been twice spoiled. They have been spoiled with praise and they have been spoiled with abuse. – Calvin Coolidge”
“The author's alliterative description of politics since the 1960 presidential debates: "Government by Gotcha".”
“Richard Nixon coveted, to the point of obsession, a controversy-free, stage-managed coronation.”
“Reporters heard words but not poetry, saw old politicians but not new heroes.”
“Organizing a coup was not the same as wanting one.”
“Nixon was by nature a excluder. Halderman like to exclude people. When Nixon's need met Halderman's abilities, you had the most perfect formula for disaster. – Jim Shepley”
“John F. Kennedy "is, in reality, a deeply serious man, reflective in his mental habits, historically minded, and given to seeing men and nations and events in the sobering context that history provides. As a human being, he is often humorous, easily bored by total routine but open to all fresh experiences, careless of the superficialities of life, warmly loyal to his friends, and oddly detached about himself. His most curious trait, in fact, is his way of discussing his most vital affairs with the dry humor and cool analytical remoteness that most people reserve for the affairs of others. – Joseph Alsop”
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