The making of a Catholic president [electronic resource] : Kennedy versus Nixon 1960 / Shaun A. Casey
- Author
- Casey, Shaun
- Published
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2009]
- Copyright Date
- ©2009
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 261 pages)
Access Online
- Oxford scholarship online: ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Summary
- Casey tells the story of how the Kennedy campaign transformed the 'religion question' from a liability into an asset, making him the first Catholic president. He sheds light on one of the most talked-about elections in American history, as well as on the relationship between religion and politics more generally.
- Subject(s)
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963—Religion
- Presidents—United States—Election—1960
- Catholics—United States—Political activity—History—20th century
- Religion and politics—United States—History—20th century
- Anti-Catholicism—United States—History—20th century
- United States—Politics and government—1961-1963
- ISBN
- 9780199871896 (ebook)
0199871892 (ebook) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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