/internal/media/dispatcher/40693/fullAnti-Catholic, anti-Kennedy booklet19605 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (14 × 10.8 cm)PaperThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection2012.083.00010Anti-Catholic booklet titled "The White House: American or Roman?" by V.E. Howard, 1960, 32 pages.
Front cover has a white background with purple lettering and images. The image covering most of the front cover shows part of the southern United States filled in with images of various peoples' faces. The title is at the top in rectangular-shaped white box with purple lettering. Below the title and superimposed over the image of the United States, from left to right, is an American flag, the U.S. Capitol building and a Catholic pope's headpiece. Below the U.S. Capitol building is an image of a man standing at a microphone and holding an open book in one hand. At lower right reads "V.E. HOWARD."
Back cover has a white background with a purple-outlined rectangular box in the center and reads "No mailing wrapper needed" on the left end of this box. At upper right corner is a purple outlined square box with "Stamp" inside box.
On inside reads
"THE WHITE HOUSE --- AMERICAN
OR ROMAN?
4th Edition --- 400,000 Copies
Copyright 1960
Permission for quoting herewith granted
PRICES:
$ .15 per copy
1.50 per dozen
10.00 per hundred
75.00 per thousand"
The author critcizes the Roman Catholic religion and President Kennedy for being Catholic and how it could affect the United States and politics.
There is a biography of the author V.E. Howard near bottom of the page. "V.E. HOWARD, P.O. Box 113, GREENVILLE, TEXAS" is printed at the bottom of the page.
Condition- Very good. Paper slightly discolored on all pages. (PP 09/24/2014).Books6484310.795021590013.970027940142484Booklet0E-10Anti-Catholic booklet titled "The White House: American or Roman?" by V.E. Howard, 1960, 32 pages.
The author critcizes the Roman Catholic religion and Senator John F. Kennedy for being Catholic, and explains how having a Catholic president would negatively affect the United States.
ReligionCatholicism1960 presidential electionPresidential campaignGreenville