The Kennedy & Johnson Years (1960—1969) Chapter 34 PART 3 of 4 The Kennedy & Johnson Years (1960—1969)

Kennedy’s Assassination JFK Assassinated— The assassination took place on 22 November 1963 in Dallas, Texas, as Kennedy was attempting to mend political fences between Northern liberals and Southern conservatives. Ruby died in prison.

Kennedy’s Assassination

Kennedy’s Assassination

Kennedy’s Assassination

Progress Monitoring Transparency PM TRANSPARENCY Progress Monitoring Transparency Answer C A Lyndon Johnson sworn in as President on Air Force One. 6

Kennedy’s Assassination Lee Harvey Oswald— Oswald was accused of the murder of JFK. Oswald was killed on live television by Jack Ruby (a nightclub owner).

Progress Monitoring Transparency PM TRANSPARENCY Progress Monitoring Transparency Answer C A

JFK’s Funeral

JFK’s Funeral

Johnson’s Rise to Leadership Johnson’s Great Society Johnson’s Rise to Leadership Main Idea: After Johnson became President, he continued to promote many of Kennedy’s ideas including declaring war on poverty and getting the Civil Rights Act passed. The Great Society Main Idea: Johnson had plans to better the lives of Americans, which included legislation to improve healthcare and education, plans to protect the environment and the consumer, and policy changes that allowed more immigrants to enter the country.

The Supreme Court and Reform Johnson’s Great Society The Supreme Court and Reform Main Idea: During the 1960s the Supreme Court acted liberally in its rulings on many controversial social and political issues, such as voting rights, the constitutional rights of lawbreakers, and school prayer. 12