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  2. Religious affiliations of presidents of the United States

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    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.

  3. Al Smith - Wikipedia

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    Smith was the first Roman Catholic to be nominated for president of the United States by a major party. His 1928 presidential candidacy mobilized both Catholic and anti-Catholic voters. [ 2 ] Many Protestants (including German Lutherans and Southern Baptists ) feared his candidacy, believing that the Pope in Rome would dictate his policies.

  4. Catholic Church and politics in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, Joe Biden became the first Catholic to be elected Vice President of the United States. His successor Mike Pence was raised as a Catholic but converted to evangelical Protestantism. In 2020, Biden was elected the second Catholic president of the United States. Two First Ladies (Jacqueline Kennedy and Melania Trump) have been professed ...

  5. Religious affiliations of vice presidents of the United States

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    No. Name Term Religious affiliation 1: John Adams: 1789–1797: Unitarian originally Congregationalist: 2: Thomas Jefferson: 1797–1801: Christian Deist/Deist.Although raised as an Anglican, Jefferson later in life rejected the idea of the divinity of Jesus and became a deist.

  6. Catholic Church in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 (2021–2025), both predominantly of Irish heritage.

  7. 1960 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    New Orleans and San Antonio were the only cities in the Southern United States to have large Catholic populations and Atlanta was a traditional Democratic stronghold. [92] Of the 3,129 counties and county-equivalents making returns, Nixon won in 1,857 (59.35%), while Kennedy carried 1,200 (38.35%).

  8. Inauguration of John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia

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    Kennedy's inauguration marked many firsts for the United States. Kennedy was the first Catholic inaugurated as commander-in-chief. [55] At the inauguration, Kennedy, then 43, was the youngest elected president and was replacing the oldest president in American history at that time, Eisenhower.

  9. 1928 Democratic Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia

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    Smith was the first Catholic nominated by a major party for President of the United States and the first non-incumbent Democrat to win his party's nomination on the first ballot since 1908.