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The Kennedy Presidency
Section 28*1 Notespp. 876-884
“"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we will pay any price, bear any burden, meet any
hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty." .”
-John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address 1960
“"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we will pay any price, bear any burden, meet any
hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty." .”
-John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address 1960
The Election of 1960Kennedy (D) vs. Nixon (R)Campaign Issues
Cold WarEconomic RecessionGrowth and Progress
Election marked a generationalchangeBoth were young (47 and 43),
Veterans of WWII, born in 20th CenturyKennedy is Catholic
The Election of 1960Importance of Television
Clarify Position on IssuesCampaign Commercials
Nixon Kennedy
Televised Debates Clip
“We wouldn’t have had a prayer without the gadget.”
-John F. Kennedy on the importance of television on the election
“We wouldn’t have had a prayer without the gadget.”
-John F. Kennedy on the importance of television on the election
The Camelot Years Camelot Era
New tone of grace, wit, and elegance
Inauguration called for self-sacrifice
Loved by press and public
Jackie Kennedy“And the song he loved most came at the very end of this record, the last side of Camelot, sad Camelot. . . . 'Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one ‘brief shining moment that was known as Camelot.” – Jacqueline Kennedy speaking about JFK
“And the song he loved most came at the very end of this record, the last side of Camelot, sad Camelot. . . . 'Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one ‘brief shining moment that was known as Camelot.” – Jacqueline Kennedy speaking about JFK
The Camelot YearsThe Best & the
Brightest Robert F. Kennedy:
Attorney General
Robert McNamara: Secretary of Defense
Dean Rusk: Secretary of State
Crisis Over CubaThe Cuban
DilemmaFidel Castro
overthrew Cuban dictator in 1961
US responds with economic embargos
10% of Cubans fled
Crisis Over CubaBay of Pigs
US supported overthrow of Castro to be led by Cuban exiles
Military mishaps cause invasion to fail
JFK promised to resist communist expansion in West
Crisis Over CubaCuban Missile
Crisis USSR storing
nuclear weapons in Cuba
US blockaded Cuba and demanded the weapons be removed
Crisis averted, but US lived in fear for daysKennedy Addresses the Nation During Cuban Missile Crisis
Crisis Over Berlin The Berlin Crisis
Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to stop people from escaping to West Germany
Became most famous symbol of the Cold War
The Berlin Wall stretched 96 miles long and stood 13 feet
high. Armed soldiers guarded the wall.
The Berlin Wall stretched 96 miles long and stood 13 feet
high. Armed soldiers guarded the wall.
The New Frontier
Section 28*2pp. 885-889
We stand today on the edge of a new frontier. The new frontier of
which I speak is not a set of promises—it is a set of challenges.
It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I
intend to ask of them....It appeals to our pride, not our security--it holds
the promise of more sacrifice instead of more security.
- John F. KennedyAcceptance Speech
Democratic National Convention 1960
Promise of ProgressThe New Frontier
Kennedy’s vision of progress for America4 main points
Economic reform Emphasis on social welfare Confronting the Cold War Developing the U.S. space program
Promise of Progress“New Economics”
JFK’s financial advisors advocated An increase in defense spending Major tax cuts
Addressing Poverty AbroadPeace Corps
Created to help developing nations Worked to improve agriculture, health, education
Promise of ProgressRoad to the Moon
US determined to keep up with Soviets (Sputnik) Increased federal money for NASA Alan Shepard: First American in
space
Growth of Space Program More science programs at university
level Southern and Western states grow
Promise of ProgressAddressing Domestic Problems
The Other America brought poverty to national attention
“In short, the very development of the American city has removed poverty from the living, emotional experience of millions upon
millions of middle-class Americans. Living out in the suburbs it is easy to assume that ours is, indeed, an affluent society.”
-Michael Harrington’s The Other America
“In short, the very development of the American city has removed poverty from the living, emotional experience of millions upon
millions of middle-class Americans. Living out in the suburbs it is easy to assume that ours is, indeed, an affluent society.”
-Michael Harrington’s The Other America
Promise of ProgressCivil Rights
Demonstrations Birmingham police attack
protestors James Meredith’s
enrollment at U-Miss Televised speech on Civil R
ights
Protestors in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 3 1963, being hit by a high-pressure water hose.
Protestors in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 3 1963, being hit by a high-pressure water hose.
Tragedy in Dallas Four Days in November
JFK in TX to meet with Southern Democrats
Assassinated in Dallas, TX
Tragedy in DallasLBJ sworn in as
president
Walter Cronkite announcing Kennedy’s death
Tragedy in DallasShock and disbelief
swept nation Lee Harvey Oswald
charged with the crime Warren commission
concluded he acted alone
Oswald is killed by Jack Ruby before his trial
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