Making of the President

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Belletrist and social observer Theodore H. White made an indelible impact on history in 1960, with his tome The Making of the President. The recipient of a Pulitzer Price, the book offered the public a new level of insight into the U.S. political machine that instantly caught on, and set the standard for years to follow. Producer David L. Wolper then adapted White's work into a series of televised documentary specials, each one chronicling an election. This box set includes three of those specials: one from 1960 ...
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Overview

Belletrist and social observer Theodore H. White made an indelible impact on history in 1960, with his tome The Making of the President. The recipient of a Pulitzer Price, the book offered the public a new level of insight into the U.S. political machine that instantly caught on, and set the standard for years to follow. Producer David L. Wolper then adapted White's work into a series of televised documentary specials, each one chronicling an election. This box set includes three of those specials: one from 1960 (on the Kennedy-Nixon race), another from 1964 (on the Johnson-Goldwater race), and a third from 1968 (on the Humphrey-Nixon-Wallace race). Each of the specials observes intimate moments between the candidates and their staff members, captures the tension of the races, and much more, meanwhile shedding a light on the inner mechanisms.
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Special Features

Bonus programs: A Thousand Days: A Tribute to John F. Kennedy (an homage first shown at the '64 Democratic National Convention), and The March of Time: Seven Days in the Life of the President (an intimate look at Lyndon B. Johnson); 16-page viewer's guide, featuring White's essay on Wolper's documentaries, a biography of White, and articles on campaign platforms and some quixotic campaigners; The Contenders after Their Campaigns: updated biograhies on candidates who did not win their party's nomination
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 7/5/2011
  • UPC: 054961866892

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  • Source: Athena
  • Presentation: Pan & Scan
  • Time: 3:57:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 2,213

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Making of the President - 1960
1. Seven Potential Presidents [7:37]
2. The Primaries [10:04]
3. Politicking, New and Old [5:09]
4. The Democratic National Convention [9:21]
5. The Republican Nomination [8:37]
6. A Shifting Population [9:06]
7. The First Great Debate [7:17]
8. Last Weeks of the Campaign [4:43]
9. Election Day [5:04]
10. So Power Passes [9:05]
Disc #2 -- The Making of the President -1964
1. Part One: The Battle for the Nomination: After Kennedy [5:43]
2. Part One: The Battle for the Nomination: Choosing a Republican Candidate [9:51]
3. Part One: The Battle for the Nomination: The Battle for California [4:48]
4. Part One: The Battle for the Nomination: The Democrats' Focus [10:36]
5. Part One: The Battle for the Nomination: Nominating Goldwater [11:35]
1. Part Two: The Battle for the Presidency: Johnson's Running Mate [10:02]
2. Part Two: The Battle for the Presidency: How They Got There [5:33]
3. Part Two: The Battle for the Presidency: Goldwater's Image [4:52]
4. Part Two: The Battle for the Presidency: Every Vote Counts [6:31]
5. Part Two: The Battle for the Presidency: November 3, 1964 [:22]
Disc #3 -- The Making of the President - 1968
1. The Years of the Grotesque [8:22]
2. Nixon's the One! [8:50]
3. Johnson Quits [8:46]
4. Increasing Violence [7:53]
5. Kennedy in California [7:51]
6. Reagan and Rocky Vs. Chicago [8:51]
7. Democrats in Chicago [8:00]
8. A Crippled Party [4:18]
9. The Intruder [8:31]
10. Nixon Squeaks by [7:51]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- The Making of the President - 1960
   Play Feature
   Chapters
   Extras
      A Thousand Days: A Tribute to John F. Kennedy
      The Contenders After Their Campaigns
         W. Stuart Symington
         Adlai E. Stevenson
         Hubert H. Humphrey
         Lyndon B. Johnson
         Nelson Rockefeller
   Subtitles: On
   Subtitles: Off
Disc #2 -- The Making of the President -1964
   Play All
   Part One: The Battle for the Nomination
   Part Two: The Battle for the Presidency
   Chapters
   Extras
      The March of Time: Seven Days in the Life of the President
      The Contenders After Their Campaigns
         Henry Cabot Lodge
         William Scranton
   Subtitles: On
   Subtitles: Off
Disc #3 -- The Making of the President - 1968
   Play Feature
   Chapters
   The Contenders After Their Campaigns
      Eugene J. McCarthy
      George S. McGovern
      George W. Romney
      Ronald Reagan
      George C. Wallace
      Curtis LeMay
   Subtitles: On
   Subtitles: Off
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