Tear on front cover of book jacket Slightly faded spine on book jacket Theodore Harold White Atheneum Publishers, 1965 - Biography & Autobiography - 431 pages Tells the story of that turbulent year of decision which began with the assassination of John F Kennedy, swept through the civil war within the Republican Party and the civil rights revolution, and climaxed in the battle for power between Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater. It is the story of how men behave when they are caught by great forces and must act under relentless pressure to lead; and of how Americans respond to leadership at every level.--Adapted from dust jacket.