He felt weak in the knees, like he might faint, but swallowed to try and stop it. He was in the right place, but in the wrong time.
April 22, 1960 - Kennedy Hits Issue of Religion - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Senator John F. Kennedy, Democrat, Massachusetts, ripped into the religious issue today with the assertion that he is not "a Catholic candidate for President."
He stared at it. John F. Kennedy?!!?
He heard a sound behind him and whirled around.
