'' TIME '' partnered with White to publish the 400 page '' The Making of the President , 1984 '' , which was to be a collaborative effort amongst multiple writers . White was expected to write the opening and closing chapters , and the chapter covering the 1984 Democratic National Convention . The remaining chapters were to be written by other Time magazine writers , principally Hays Gorey , '' TIME '' ’s Washington correspondent . However , prior to the election , the partnership dissolved , as White was unhappy with the quality of work he was seeing from the '' TIME '' reporters . This final entry in the series was shortened and titled " The Shaping of the Presidency , 1984 , " a lengthy post-election analysis piece in '' TIME '' , in its special Ronald Reagan issue of November 19 , 1984
1984 Democratic National Convention
1984 Democratic National Convention
Theodore H. White