The Kennedy and Johnson Years ( ) Chapter 28

The New Frontier Election of 1960 Election of 1960 –John F. Kennedy  Mass. Democrat  Roman Catholic  43 –Richard M. Nixon  Cal. Republican  Vice President –No clear mandate- authorization to act in a certain way “Camelot” – Kennedy era “Camelot” – Kennedy era

New Frontier The Economy – cut taxes, failed The Economy – cut taxes, failed Combating Poverty and Inequality Combating Poverty and Inequality –Michael Harrington’s The Other America - poverty –JFK wants direct aid; failed –24 th Amendment – poll tax The Space Program The Space Program –Yuri Gagarin-first in space –NASA –Alan Shepherd – first Am. –John Glenn- orbits earth

Kennedy is Assassinated November 22, 1963 November 22, 1963 –Dallas Texas –Shot riding in open car Warren Commission Warren Commission –Lee Harvey Oswald – lone killer  Jack Ruby – killed Oswald

The Great Society LBJ’s Path to the White House LBJ’s Path to the White House Building the Great Society Building the Great Society –Election of 1964 –The Tax Cut –The War on Poverty –Aid to Education –Medicare and Medicaid –Immigration Reform

The Great Society (cont.) Earl Warren Earl Warren –Mapp v. Ohio – exclusionary rule –Gideon v. Wainwright – legal counsel for all –Escobedo v. Illinois – lawyer at questioning –Miranda v. Arizona – suspect informed of rights –Baker v. Carr –one person, one vote -apportionment Effects of the Great Society Effects of the Great Society –Mixed Results –Criticisms – too much $, too little $

Foreign Policy in the Early 1960’s Bay of Pigs Invasion – CIA backed; failure Bay of Pigs Invasion – CIA backed; failure Berlin Crisis – Wall to stop people fleeing E.G. Berlin Crisis – Wall to stop people fleeing E.G. The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis –Hotline, Limited Test Ban Treaty Alliance for Progress –aid to Western Countries Alliance for Progress –aid to Western Countries The Peace Corps - volunteers overseas The Peace Corps - volunteers overseas Johnson’s Foreign Policy Johnson’s Foreign Policy –The Dominican Republic –Vietnam – training for S.V.