Election of 1960 Dems take Congress and Presidency JFK defeats Tricky Dick Nixon WHY??? LBJ Debates held on TV Ike had a recession “Missile Gap” Large cities turn out for Catholic Kennedy

1961-1963

Kennedy Background Good looking, young President (different from previous Presidents) War hero in WWII Roman Catholic Wealthy

Domestic Policy (New Frontier) Federal spending for mental health Presidents Commission on the Status of Women Equal opportunities and hiring practices for women Supported African American Civil Rights Black vote helped him win the election Integrated University of Alabama and Mississippi (1963) Affordable housing for low-middle class Encouraged all Americans to join the Peace Corps Encouraged all Americans to join the Peace Corps Increase spending on defense and the space race

JFK Foreign Policy R O B E T M C N A R Sec. of Defense

Thích Quảng Đức Agreed with the Domino Theory Sent 17,000 “advisors” to Vietnam Promised to remove troops by 1965 Thích Quảng Đức

Bay of Pigs U.S. trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro (Operation Mongoose) Surprise attack fails and Castro tries to gain nuclear weapons

Berlin Wall Constructed in August of 1961 (no response from the U.S. or her allies) Could JFK had done anything? How does this make young JFK look? Ich bin ein Berliner!

Closest we ever came to WWIII Cuban Missile Crisis Closest we ever came to WWIII October 15, 1962, U2 spy plane recognizes missile sites in Cuba Crisis ends 10/28/62 when the U.S. promises no invasion and Soviet Union promises to remove missiles from Cuba Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ended the testing of nukes above ground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50RNAbmy3M

Kennedy Assassination JFK killed November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald First time there is ever live footage of a President being assassinated (Zapruder Film) http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0SO8Z3ffcpNsA0AtYX6w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBncGdyMzQ0BHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEdnRpZAM-?p=Zapruder+film&ei=utf-8&fr=yfp-t-701&fr2=sfp