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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"The 'Religious Issue'" brochure from the 1960 presidential campaign

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"The 'Religious Issue'" brochure from the 1960 presidential campaign

"The 'Religious Issue'" brochure published by the Texas Democratic Campaign, 1960. The brochure addresses eleven points related to Senator John F. Kennedy's Catholic faith. The points are:I. Separation of Church and StateII. Aid to Parochial SchoolsIII. Ambassador to the VaticanIV. Birth ControlV. Religious FunctionsVI. Religious FreedomsVII. Church PressuresVIII. K of C OathIX. Mental Reservations (with two headings "THE LIE" and "THE TRUTH"X. Oath of OfficeXI. Guarantee of FreedomCredit appears at the bottom of the page: "TEXAS DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS/Littlefield Building, Austin, Texas."

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Object title:

"The 'Religious Issue'" brochure from the 1960 presidential campaign

Date:

1960

Terms:

Religion

1960 presidential election

Catholicism

Vatican

Kennedy, John F.

Austin
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2012.058.0002

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"The 'Religious Issue'" brochure from the 1960 presidential campaign

"The 'Religious Issue'" brochure published by the Texas Democratic Campaign, 1960. The brochure addresses eleven points related to Senator John F. Kennedy's Catholic faith. The points are:I. Separation of Church and StateII. Aid to Parochial SchoolsIII. Ambassador to the VaticanIV. Birth ControlV. Religious FunctionsVI. Religious FreedomsVII. Church PressuresVIII. K of C OathIX. Mental Reservations (with two headings "THE LIE" and "THE TRUTH"X. Oath of OfficeXI. Guarantee of FreedomCredit appears at the bottom of the page: "TEXAS DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS/Littlefield Building, Austin, Texas."

Object Details
Object title:

"The 'Religious Issue'" brochure from the 1960 presidential campaign

Date:

1960

Terms:

Religion

1960 presidential election

Catholicism

Vatican

Kennedy, John F.

Austin

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2012.058.0002

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