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John F. Kennedy Elected First Catholic President of the United States

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On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th president of the United States, becoming the first Catholic to hold the office and breaking a barrier that had defined the limits of Catholic acceptance in American public life for nearly two centuries.


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