hiː bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɐtˈeɪn ɐn ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn pˈɑːlətˌɪks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˌaɪlst wˈɑːtʃɪŋ kˈʌvɚɹɪdʒ ʌvðə nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ kənvˈɛnʃənz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən kæmpˈeɪn.
He began to attain an interest in politics in 1960 whilst watching coverage of the nominating conventions during the 1960 United States presidential election campaign.