A Catholic in the White House?: Religion, Politics, and John F. Kennedy's Presidential Campaign

by Thomas J. Carty

Book Overview

According to numerous scholars and pundits, JFK's victory in 1960 symbolized America's evolution from a politically Protestant nation to a pluralistic one. The anti-Catholic prejudice that many blamed for presidential candidate Alfred E. Smith's crushing defeat in 1928 at last seemed to have been overcome. However, if the presidential election of 1960 was indeed a turning point for American Catholics, how do we explain the failure of any Catholic--in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403962529
• ISBN13: 9781403962522
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"