The 1960 election, won by John F. Kennedy over then-Vice President Richard Nixon, was one of the closest and most contentious in American history. A key element was the Kennedy campaign's transformation of the "religion question" from a liability into an asset, and this will be the topic of a special program presented by the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum.
Panelists include:
• Shaun Casey, author of "The Making of a Catholic President" and professor of Christian Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary
• John Seigenthaler, journalist, founder of the First Amendment Center and an assistant to Robert Kennedy during the 1960 campaign
• Sander Vanocur, award-winning network-television journalist who reported on the 1960 campaign and was among the panelists posing questions in the televised Nixon-Kennedy debates
The program will be moderated by Charles C. Haynes, director of the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum. A book signing will follow the program.
The event was introduced by Ken Paulson, President, Newseum.
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