JFK on Catholicism and the Presidency: Read and listen to Senator Kennedy's statement about the role of Catholicism and his bid for the presidency in an address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas on September 12, 1960..
JFK on Civil Rights: Read and listen to a 1963 report by President Kennedy on civil rights that was given from the White House on June 11, 1963 in response to Governor Wallace's posturing on the steps at the University of Alabama.
LBJ on Voting Rights: Read a transcript of a 1965 speech by President Johnson — nationally broadcast before a joint session of Congress on March 15, 1965, in which LBJ calls for progress through the democratic process and encourages Congress to pass the voting rights legislation.
The National Center on Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Site of organization founded by Califano which provides publications and resources focused on preventing and combatting the abuse of alcohol, nicotine, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, and performance enhancing drugs.
Pew Survey Report: A survey entitled "Religion and Politics: Contention and Consensus" jointly developed by the Pew Forum and the Pew Research Center. Released on July 24, 2003.
The Civil Rights Era Exhibition: Part of the Library of Congress exhibit The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, this section provides text and images of post-WWII battle for desegregation and civil rights.
Documentary on Wallace: The PBS program The American Experience details the life and politics of George Wallace.
Remembering the Civil Rights Era: National Public Radio covers the anniversaries of the struggle for equal rights with audio reports and images of events that shaped the movement.
"American Catholicism Assessed From Within": Published in Christianity and Crisis in 1958, Fr. Gustave Weigel discusses the state of American Catholicism and his hopes for a broader ecumenical dialogue.
Documents of the Second Vatican Council: A hypermedia archive of encyclicals issued by the Holy See.
"Catholics in Political Life": Released after a special assembly in June 2004, a statement by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops articulating the Church's views on the responsibility of leaders developing public policy.
Article by Califano: Published in the June 27, 2004 edition of the Washington Post, Califano writes in "The Bishops And Me: How I Squared Church and State" about his experiences dealing with the Catholic hierarchy and public policy.
The Jesus Factor: A television documentary produced by Frontline tracing the Evangelical roots of President Bush and how it has influenced, and continues to inform, his policy decisions while holding office.
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