Talking about the "things that matter
most" on November 20
4:00 – 6:00 – JFK Special Broadcast
Many items make up the searing images from the
assassination of President John F. Kennedy — from the ill-fated presidential
limousine to the gravesite eternal flame, to the historic Air Force One plane
where Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office. Friday marks the 50th
Anniversary of JFK’s assassination and we devote the day today to the 35th
President and our nation’s first Catholic President. It was a year before his
election that he gave his now-famous speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial
Association. In front of the Protestant ministers in attendance at the Rice
Hotel in Texas, the presidential candidate gave his justifications on the
“religious issue”—that is, how a Catholic president would navigate church-state
relations while in office. Anti-Catholic sentiments ran high, as did fears the
pope would influence his decisions. We talk about that speech, it’s impact, the
JFK presidency, his moral issues, and much more.
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