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[73] [74] [75] Kennedy also raised the question of whether one-quarter of Americans were relegated to second-class citizenship just because they were Roman Catholic. Kennedy would become the first Roman Catholic to be elected president—it would be 60 years before another Roman Catholic, Joe Biden, was elected. [76]
But in 1960, excitement among the many Catholic and other ethnic immigrant communities that populated New Jersey's cities for the historic candidacy of John F. Kennedy led to record turnout to elect the first Catholic president, thus narrowly delivering the state to Kennedy. [3]
The Democratic Party ran Al Smith, the first Catholic presidential candidate by a major party, in 1928, and, except when the ticket was headed by a Southern candidate, has nominated a Catholic for president or vice president in every election since 1960 except for 1988 (where a Greek Orthodox, Michael Dukakis, was the presidential nominee).
Kennedy was the first person born in the 20th century to be elected president, [93] and, at age 43, the youngest person elected to the office. [94] [b] He was also the first Roman Catholic elected to the presidency. [96]
John F. Kennedy, first Catholic President, elected 1960. Main article: United States presidential election, 1960 A key factor that affected the vote for and against John F. Kennedy in his 1960 campaign for the presidency of the United States was his Catholic faith.
Al Smith governor of New York was the first Catholic nominated for president by a major party as the Democratic nominee in the 1928 election. Two Catholics have been President of the United States: Democratic presidents John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) and Joe Biden (2021–present), both predominantly of Irish heritage.
John F. Kennedy – Roman Catholic [100] Kennedy was the first Catholic president. Lyndon B. Johnson – Disciples of Christ [101] Richard M. Nixon – Quaker [102] Contrary to Quaker custom, Nixon swore the oath of office at both of his inaugurations. He also engaged in military service, contrary to the Quaker doctrine of pacifism.
1960: Senator John F. Kennedy is elected, the first Roman Catholic president in United States history. March 28, 1960: Rufino Santos became the First Filipino Cardinal and became the 29th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Manila in the Philippines. October 11, 1962: Pope John XXIII opens the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council.