How long does it take to read The Making of the President, 1960?
Theodore H. White, White, Theodore White
The Making of the President, 1960 by Theodore H. White, White, Theodore White takes about 8 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 12 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1960. 447 pages, about 122,925 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 52 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The greatest political story ever told-the epic clash between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, as captured in Theodore White's dramatic and groundbreaking chronicleThe Making of the President 1960 is the book that revolutionized-even created-modern political journalism. Granted intimate access to all parties involved, Theodore White crafted an almost mythic story of the battle that pitted Senator John F. Kennedy against Vice-President Richard M. Nixon-from the decisive primary battles to the history-making televised debates, the first of their kind. Magnificently detailed and exquisitely paced, The Making of the President 1960 imbues the nation's presidential election process with both grittiness and grandeur, and established a benchmark against which all new campaign reporters would measure their work. The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction-and the first entry in White's influential four-volume "narrative history of American politics in action"-this classic account remains the keystone of American political journalism.
Subjects: Election, Politics and government, Presidents, United States, Élection, Verkiezingscampagnes
