John F. Kennedy and Camelot

Background / Early Years Second oldest son of Joseph Sr. & Rose Kennedy Attended and graduated from Harvard Univ. and London School of Economics. Attended public schools in Brookline, MA and later graduated from prep school.

Background / Adult Years Elected to U.S. House in 1946; elected to Senate In 1952. After traveling Europe, enlisted in U.S. Navy after U.S. entry into WWII. Commander of PT-109 Marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier, 12 Sept 1953.

Campaign for President, 1960 Recession, April 1960-Feb 1961 First-ever televised debate Nuclear Missile Gap Questions about JFK’s Catholicism

Foreign Affairs of Kennedy Administration Nuclear Arms Race Containment of USSR Berlin Wall Erected, 13 Aug 1961 Peace Corps Established 1 March 1961 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 7 Oct 1963 Bay of Pigs & Cuban Missile Crisis

Fallout from the Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion Anti-JFK feeling not only rises, but becomes increasingly menacing among the Cuban exile community and the anti-communist crowd Allen Dulles (center) fired by JFK, and replaced by John McCone. JFK threatens to break up the CIA into small pieces and scatter them to the wind. Joint Chiefs of Staff start losing trust in Kennedy

Domestic Policies of JFK Steel Crisis Commitment to Civil Rights Tax Cuts Increase in Minimum Wage Space Race Fight Against Organized Crime

POTUS and Frank Sinatra Camelot Caroline & John-John POTUS and Frank Sinatra The Kennedys: FLOTUS, POTUS, John-John, and Caroline Marilyn Monroe & JFK Jack, Bobby, & Teddy

End of Camelot POTUS assassinated in Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963. Funeral procession held in Washington, DC days later. John-John salutes casket as it is carried from the Capitol to Arlington National Cemetery