The religious factor in the 1960 Presidential election
Subtitle: an analysis of the Kennedy victory over anti-Catholic prejudice
By: Albert J. Menendez
Publisher: McFarland & Co.; McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780786460373
Subjects: Politics and government; Religion; Religion and politics; Anti-Catholicism; Presidents; Election; History
Description: "The candidacy of John F. Kennedy provoked widespread discussion of issues relating to church and state and to the role of Catholics in American politics. This text is the inside story of that dramatic campaign and is the first scholarly examination based on actual voting returns"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Before Kennedy; title: The Kennedy campaign and the issue of religion; title: The propaganda war : an analysis; title: The national vote; title: The election by region; title: Pennsylvania and Wisconsin case studies.