The Making of a Catholic President : Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960.

By: Casey, ShaunMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (272 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199705610Subject(s): Anti-Catholicism -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Catholics -- United States -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century | Kennedy, John F. -- (John Fitzgerald), -- 1917-1963 -- Religion | Kennedy, John F. -- (John Fitzgerald), -- 1917-1963 | Nixon, Richard M. -- (Richard Milhous), -- 1913-1994 | Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 | Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Making of a Catholic President : Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960DDC classification: 322.10973 LOC classification: E837.7.C38 2009Online resources: Click to View
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Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Ghost of Al Smith -- 2. The Lay of the Land -- 3. First Skirmishes -- 4. Preparing for Battle -- 5. Mobilizing the Troops -- 6. Guerrilla Warfare -- 7. A Lion in a Den of Daniels -- 8. The Endgame -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: The 1960 presidential election, won ultimately by John F. Kennedy, was one of the closest and most contentious in American history. The country had never elected a Roman Catholic president. In The Making of a Catholic President, Shaun Casey tells the fascinating story of how the Kennedy campaign transformed the "religion question" from a liability into an asset, making him the first (and still only) Catholic president.
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Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Ghost of Al Smith -- 2. The Lay of the Land -- 3. First Skirmishes -- 4. Preparing for Battle -- 5. Mobilizing the Troops -- 6. Guerrilla Warfare -- 7. A Lion in a Den of Daniels -- 8. The Endgame -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

The 1960 presidential election, won ultimately by John F. Kennedy, was one of the closest and most contentious in American history. The country had never elected a Roman Catholic president. In The Making of a Catholic President, Shaun Casey tells the fascinating story of how the Kennedy campaign transformed the "religion question" from a liability into an asset, making him the first (and still only) Catholic president.

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