THE KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION

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THE KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION

• The Nixon Debate to Assassination

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THE NIXON- KENNEDY DEBATE
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The Debate and the Win

• Kennedy won the debate against Richard Nixon.
• Kennedy won the Presidential election of 1960.
  He won the popular vote by a small margin.
• He was the youngest President and the first
  Catholic President to be elected.

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The New Frontier

• Shortly after he was elected he brought forth his
  domestic policy.
• tax reform, federal aid to education, medical
  care for the elderly under Social Security, civil
  rights, aid to poorer areas, and an advanced
  space program.

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The President and Congress

• Pres. Kennedy had a hard time getting measures
  passed through a largely conservative Congress.
• Among Kennedys Bills not to be passed through
  Congress were a rise in federal aid to education
  and an increase in the minimum wage.

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The Civil Rights Movement

• It was one of the most important issues during
  that time period.
• Many Civil Rights activists were discouraged to
  see Kennedys lack of support on the issue.
• Kennedy established the Presidents Committee on
  Equal Employment Opportunity-to end racial
  discrimination in government hiring.
• In late 1962, Kennedy passed an executive order
  forbidding segregation to occur in federally
  subsidized housing.
• Kennedy appointed 5 segregationist judges to the
  federal bench in the Deep South.

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The Space Program

• When the Soviets launched the first man into
  space, Kennedy decided that the U.S. would send
  the first man to the moon.
• John Glenn was the first American in space in
  1962.
• Kennedy believed that Space was the next frontier
  and Americans should not stand by and watch
  other nations explore that frontier.

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Ich Bin Ein Berliner
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Ich Bin Ein Berliner

• The Cold War.
• The Soviets wanted an end to Western nations
  occupying West Berlin.
• In 1961, the Soviet held East Berlin erected a
  wall to prevent people from escaping to West
  Berlin.
• The Berlin Wall was a huge concrete wall with
  barbed wires that cut in the heart of the city
  separating family and friends.
• President Kennedy traveled there in June 1963 to
  speak to the people of Berlin about freedom.

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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Nikita Krushchev
John F. Kennedy
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Cuba

• Bay of Pigs Invasion
• April, 1961
• Eisenhower had planned to aid Cuban exiles to
  attack Castro
• Kennedy is left with decision
• April 15 JFK gives permission for invasion
• Decides to withdraw US air support
• Invasion crushed

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Cuba

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• October 1962
• Soviets try to install missiles in Cuba
• Detected by US spy planes
• JFK orders blockade of Cuba
• After tense standoff, Soviets withdraw weapons
• US promises not to invade Cuba
• Later, US withdraws missiles from Turkey

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

• Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev ordered his
  field commanders to launch their nuclear weapons
  if invaded by the U.S.
• After 7 days, Khrushchev ordered all Soviet
  supply ships away from Cuba and agreed to remove
  the missiles from Cuba.
• Kennedy Addressing the Nation

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Critical Thinking

• How would you characterize the US-Cuba
  relationship throughout history?

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Assassination

• On November 22, 1963, the President was shot and
  killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.
• He was 46 years old.

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JFK Grave at Arlington National Cemetery