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The New Frontier & The Great Society Ch. 20

The Election of 1960 John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon First ever Presidential debates (TV) Kennedy much more charismatic Kennedy big on civil rights Kennedy and Johnson win

Campaign Buttons 1960

John F. Kennedy

Kennedy’s Inauguration

The Cold War Kennedy advocates a flexible response Creates Peace Corps to help fight Communism in third world. Large increase in defense spending, creating the Green Berets, and other special forces

Kennedy and Khrushchev

The Berlin Wall

Problems in Cuba Eisenhower makes a plan to get rid of Castro. Cuba signs pact with Soviet Union. Kennedy decides to follow through on Eisenhower’s plan. Meets with exiles from Cuba

Kennedy with Cuban Exiles

Fidel Castro

Bay Of Pigs Invasion America trains exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro Attack takes place April 17, 1961 Was a huge failure Kennedy looks really bad.

Cuban Missile Crisis Soviets see a weakness in US. Khrushchev orders missiles placed in Cuba. World sat on brink of Nuclear War. Kennedy warns country to build fallout shelters.

Kennedy orders blockade Soviet ships show up, then back off. Made a deal: –US moves missiles out of Turkey –Soviets get missiles out of Cuba

Robert Kennedy

Space Program Kennedy promises to get ahead of the Soviets Spends lots of extra money to get the program going. Promises to get an American on the moon!

Yury Gagarin

Alan Shepard: First American in Space (5/25/61)

John Glenn: First to Orbit the Earth ( 1962)

Texas School Book Depository

Lyndon Johnson is sworn in

Kennedy’s Funeral Procession

LBJ as President Was a master politician Urged Congress to pass Civil Rights bill –Passes in 1964 Had a vision of the U.S. as “The Great Society” –End poverty and racial injustice –Idolized FDR

New Legislation Elementary and Secondary Education Act –Help schools buy new books and supplies Medicare & Medicaid –Hospital & medical insurance for over 65 HUD –Low rent housing

Immigration Act of 1965 –Ends quotas on nationalities –More immigration from places other than Europe –Economic Opportunity Act Creates VISTA, Project Head Start, Job corp. training program, and Community Action programs

The Warren Court Bans prayer in school Reapportionment Mapp v. Ohio –I–Illegally gathered evidence Gideon v. Wainright –F–Free legal counsel Miranda v. Arizona –R–Rights must be read

Earl Warren

Sirhan

July 20, 1969

Neil Armstrong

Fads of the early 60’s

Fads of the Late 60’s

Other Headliners

Woodstock 1969 The Who Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix

The Greatful Dead

Mantle & Maris

Willie Mays

Hank Aaron

Jim Brown

Gayle Sayers

Super Bowl I 1967

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