"Our Own Boy": How Two Irish Newspapers Covered the 1960 Presidential Election of John F. Kennedy
In 1960, John F. Kennedy became the first Irish Roman Catholic to be elected president of the United States of America, defeating Vice President Richard M. Nixon in what was up to that time the closest presidential race in American history. The debate over Kennedys religion was a major factor during...
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Texas Christian University
2007
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| Online Access: | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-04262007-091910/ |