election committee write books about them? it all starts one ste a just about presidents and presidential elections, and i looked at that one, and i started calculating the math. i was like, 1964, you had one president involved, lyndon johnson. mostly you would get three. you d get kennedy and nixon in 1960 and 1968, and you would get reagan, so you might get threw, usually get two. the 1920s, you have six. you have six in contention in one way or another. several people have said, but tr is dead. yes, i know that. but if he is not dead, he is the nominee, and he is the president of the united states. wilson, he is sick. but he sends his secretary of state to the convention to emcee the convention. host: he wanted the nomination. guest: he wanted the nomination, and harding, coolidge, hoover, fdr is on the ticket as a vice presidential candidate, and so you have this hook and so much else going on with the league of nations and everything other thing. and 1960, we move
host: david pietrusza. what was it about the presidential elections that made you write books about them? guest: it all starts one step at a time, and the 1920 election, i had been playing around with factoids and just about presidents, and presidential elections, and i looked at that one, and i started calculating the math and it was like 1961, you had really or 64, you had one president, lyndon johnson, and mostly you would get three. you would get kennedy and nixon in 1960, and 68, you d get nixon, and you would get reagan. so you might get three. usually get two 1920, you have six. you have host: six? guest: six in contention in one way or another. all though sever people said but tr is dead. i know that but if he is not dead. , he is the nominee and is the president of the united states. wilson is sick but he sends his secretary of state to the convention to stampede the convention. he wanted the nomination, and harding, coolidge, hoover, fdr, on the ticket
and i started calculating amount. 1961 or 1964 you had one president, lyndon johnson, you get kennedy, nixon in 1960, in 1968 we did nixon. you would get reagan. you might get three, usually get to. in 1920, you have six. six u.s. presidents? six in contention in one way or another. as several people have sent. yes, i know that. but if he is not dead, he is the nominee and the president of the united states. he sends his secretary of state to the convention to stampede the convention. about idea. he wanted the nomination. and of course, harding, coolidge, hoover, wins two democratic primaries come fdr is on the ticket a device as a vice presidential candidate. you have this and so much else going on with the league of nations and every other thing. 1960, well, we move on from that to where you have three titanic personalities. we don t have six, but we have three of the biggest namebrand and presidential personalities ever. kennedy, nixon, johnson, so very different
other. twist after twist, turn after turn. the confession doesn t match the crime. a curious letter, was it real? that s when we started to get suspicious. was there a spy. we called everyone. it was unbelievable. how much could this father endure? i love you so much. i love you too. what will it take to set him free? he is completely innocent. you re a defense attorney. yeah, and i am also a human beingch i know he didn t do it. the mystery in rock hill. good evening, welcome to dateline i m ann curry. clarence darrow once said lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for. to many, tonight s case did seem like a lost cause. it centers on a man accused of a terrible crime who struggled for years to clear his name. in a an extraordinary battle for justice. and dateline was granted extra ordinary access. here is keith morrison. why is he awake? what time is it? the machine must have malfunctioned? no, forced air from the machine hissing pas