LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
JFK said during the 1960 election that nominating LBJ as his vice president was inconsequential because – in his words - "I’m 43 years old. I’m not going to die in office." David Pietrusza’s new book about the 1960 presidential race and how it shaped America today is 1960 - LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon.

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