JFK and the Cold War

1952

1960 Election John F. Kennedy Richard M. Nixon Televised Debates Democratic Senator MA Richard M. Nixon Vice President Televised Debates First ever; how would this change campaigning? Listeners thought Nixon won; Viewers thought Kennedy won Kennedy-Nixon Debate https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=4Y8SZDH3B_4

Issues Americans had doubts about Kennedy Inexperience Roman Catholic Had the image Civil Rights MLK arrested for sit-in Eisenhower and Nixon were silent JFK called his wife and RFK got him out of jail

President Kennedy Camelot Gave his brother the job of Attorney General Grace, elegance, wit Contrast of what had come before (grandpa) Inaugural Address Gave his brother the job of Attorney General Flexible Response Broaden options beyond nuclear weapons

New Frontier Increase aid to education Provide health insurance to elderly Department of Urban Affairs Deficit Spending Tax Cuts Peace Corps

Space Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFvJog2dMw Sputnik launched in 1957 Symbolic call to action for the American people Competition led to new technologies, innovation

Cuban Dillema Fidel Castro was leader who relied on Soviet aid Bay of Pigs CIA training Cuban exiles for invasion to overthrow Castro and inspire people to revolt Disastrous Boats crash Air support pulled to hide U.S. involvement

Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 photography revealed Soviet missile bases in Cuba 6 days in October 1962 https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=D-Ui8175D8E Assembled troops in Florida Intercepted Soviet ships Khrushchev offers to remove missiles to prevent American invasion of Cuba

Berlin Wall Thousands of East Germans fleeing to West Berlin Soviets build the Berlin Wall 1961 1963 Berlin Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK90 7TwM7q0 Easing tensions Hot Line Direct phone line between White House and Kremlin Limited Test Ban Treaty

Coincidence?

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