The Resource The making of a Catholic president : Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960, Shaun A. Casey, (electronic book)
The making of a Catholic president : Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960, Shaun A. Casey, (electronic book)
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The item The making of a Catholic president : Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960, Shaun A. Casey, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
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- 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, and the last time a Catholic had been nominated--New York Governor Al Smith in 1928--he was routed in the general election. From the outset, Kennedy saw the religion issue as the single most important obstacle on his road to the White House. He was acutely aware of, and deeply frustrated by, the possibility that his personal religious beliefs could keep him out of the White House. 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. Drawing on extensive archival research, including many never-before-seen documents, Casey takes us inside the campaign to show Kennedy's chief advisors--Ted Sorensen, John Kenneth Galbraith, Archibald Cox--grappling with the staunch opposition to the candidate's Catholicism. Casey also reveals, for the first time, many of the Nixon campaign's efforts to tap in to anti-Catholic sentiment, with the aid of Billy Graham and the National Association of Evangelicals, among others. The alliance between conservative Protestants and the Nixon campaign, he shows, laid the groundwork for the rise of the Religious Right. This book will shed light on one of the most talked-about elections in American history, as well as on the vexed relationship between religion and politics more generally. With clear relevance to our own political situation--where politicians' religious beliefs seem more important and more volatile than ever--The Making of a Catholic President offers rare insights into one of the most extraordinary presidential campaigns in American history
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The making of a Catholic president : Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960
- Title
- The making of a Catholic president
- Title remainder
- Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960
- Statement of responsibility
- Shaun A. Casey
- Subject
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- Catholics -- United States -- Political activity | History -- 20th century
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Religion
- Nixon, Richard M., (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960
- Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963
- Anti-Catholicism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- 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, and the last time a Catholic had been nominated--New York Governor Al Smith in 1928--he was routed in the general election. From the outset, Kennedy saw the religion issue as the single most important obstacle on his road to the White House. He was acutely aware of, and deeply frustrated by, the possibility that his personal religious beliefs could keep him out of the White House. 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. Drawing on extensive archival research, including many never-before-seen documents, Casey takes us inside the campaign to show Kennedy's chief advisors--Ted Sorensen, John Kenneth Galbraith, Archibald Cox--grappling with the staunch opposition to the candidate's Catholicism. Casey also reveals, for the first time, many of the Nixon campaign's efforts to tap in to anti-Catholic sentiment, with the aid of Billy Graham and the National Association of Evangelicals, among others. The alliance between conservative Protestants and the Nixon campaign, he shows, laid the groundwork for the rise of the Religious Right. This book will shed light on one of the most talked-about elections in American history, as well as on the vexed relationship between religion and politics more generally. With clear relevance to our own political situation--where politicians' religious beliefs seem more important and more volatile than ever--The Making of a Catholic President offers rare insights into one of the most extraordinary presidential campaigns in American history
- Cataloging source
- CaPaEBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Casey, Shaun
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E837.7
- LC item number
- .C38 2009eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- standards specifications
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Presidents
- Catholics
- Religion and politics
- Anti-Catholicism
- United States
- Kennedy, John F.
- Nixon, Richard M.
- Kennedy, John F.
- Label
- The making of a Catholic president : Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960, Shaun A. Casey, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-234) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ebr10272834
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- viii, 261 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780195374483
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- The making of a Catholic president : Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960, Shaun A. Casey, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-234) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ebr10272834
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- viii, 261 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780195374483
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Catholics -- United States -- Political activity | History -- 20th century
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Religion
- Nixon, Richard M., (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960
- Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963
- Anti-Catholicism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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