12 September 1960 · Houston, Texas
A Catholic candidate answers Protestant clergy
Kennedy walked into a room of Protestant ministers and argued for an absolute separation of church and state, then took questions. It is the moment the religion issue stopped deciding the 1960 election, and it happened on radio and film rather than in a debate hall.
The Republic · 11 min · Public domain
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