MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960, THE (TV)
Summary
A documentary based on Theodore H. White's examination of the 1960 presidential campaign. Includes footage of the following people and events: Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon on election day; Nixon with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev; presidential hopefuls Adlai Stevenson, Stuart Symington, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey, Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller. In addition, the Democratic primaries of Wisconsin and West Virginia are reviewed, and the U-2 Affair is noted. Democratic convention coverage includes the following: the opposition led by former President Harry S Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson; Adlai Stevenson; Robert Kennedy, the roll call, the nomination of John F. Kennedy and his acceptance speech. Coverage of the Republican race includes: Nixon, Rockefeller and Barry M. Goldwater, and the nomination of Nixon and his acceptance speech. Clips focus on post-convention activities and include speeches by Kennedy and Nixon; a pre-airtime look at the first debate as television director Don Hewitt explains the format to the candidates; excerpts from the debate; vice presidential candidate Henry Cabot Lodge; and Kennedy's concern regarding the arrest of Dr. Martin Luther King. The eleventh hour coverage includes Dwight D. Eisenhower and Nixon and election-eve speeches. Election coverage begins and includes concession and victory statements. The program concludes with Kennedy's inauguration. Includes commercials.
(This program originally aired on December 29, 1963.)
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: June 11, 1964 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:21:21
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T77:0392
- GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: Democratic National Convention - 1960; Republican National Convention - 1960; TV - Social aspects; U-2 Affair; U S - Civil rights; U S - Elections - 1960; U S - Officials - Talk/Interviews; U S - Presidency - Inaugurations
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1964
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- David L. Wolper … Executive Producer
- Mel Stuart … Producer, Director
- Theodore H. White … Writer
- Elmer Bernstein … Music by
- Martin Gabel … Narrator
- Edward P. Morgan … Host
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Barry Goldwater
- Don Hewitt
- Hubert H. Humphrey
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- John F. Kennedy
- Robert F. Kennedy
- Nikita S. Khrushchev
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Henry Cabot Lodge
- Richard M. Nixon
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Adlai Stevenson
- Harry S. Truman