Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Anti-Catholic, anti-Kennedy booklet

Anti-Catholic booklet titled "The White House: American or Roman?" by V.E. Howard, 1960, 32 pages.The author critcizes the Roman Catholic religion and Senator John F. Kennedy for being Catholic, and explains how having a Catholic president would negatively affect the United States.

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Anti-Catholic, anti-Kennedy booklet

Date:

1960

Terms:

Religion

Catholicism

1960 presidential election

Presidential campaign

Greenville
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (14 × 10.8 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2012.083.0001

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Anti-Catholic, anti-Kennedy booklet

Anti-Catholic booklet titled "The White House: American or Roman?" by V.E. Howard, 1960, 32 pages.The author critcizes the Roman Catholic religion and Senator John F. Kennedy for being Catholic, and explains how having a Catholic president would negatively affect the United States.

Object Details
Object title:

Anti-Catholic, anti-Kennedy booklet

Date:

1960

Terms:

Religion

Catholicism

1960 presidential election

Presidential campaign

Greenville

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (14 × 10.8 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2012.083.0001

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