Topic: Assessing the Presidency of John F. Kennedy Do Now: “JFK clearly represents the youthful spirit of the 1960s. His demeanor and outlook spoke to a younger generation of Americans. JFK championed the underprivileged, while displaying a vision of what American greatness could be. This is why JFK is held by many to be a great President” Assess the validity of this statement

John F. Kennedy: The “New Frontier” Eisenhower’s “Military Industrial Complex” Speech 1960 Election: Nixon vs. Kennedy (TV debates) JFK wins, “New Frontier” program proposed- social welfare initiatives NASA created Not all Dems agree on new spending JFK moderates his “tone” Tax cuts 1962 Steel problem Kennedy and Civil Rights

Kennedy Foreign Policy Peace Corps Berlin Wall incident JFK vs. the “Common Market” (EU) JFK sends “advisors” to help Diem gov’t of Vietnam (1961) Bay of Pigs (1961) Cuba Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) JFK vs. Khrushchev (and Castro)

Cuban Missile Crisis

Kennedy’s Assassination November 22, 1963 Kennedy assassinated in Texas Oswald Jack Ruby Warren Commission Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President LBJ convinces the nation to pass Civil Rights and social welfare bills to “honor JFK’s memory”

Conclusion If you were an historian, how would you rate the Kennedy Administration? Use specific examples to justify your assessment of Kennedy.