JFK and domestic affairs: The New Frontier
The New Frontier “We stand at the edge of a New Frontier- the frontier of unfulfilled hopes and dreams, a frontier of unknown opportunities and beliefs in peril. Beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered problems of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and surplus.” JFK’s 1960 acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention “We stand at the edge of a New Frontier- the frontier of unfulfilled hopes and dreams, a frontier of unknown opportunities and beliefs in peril. Beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered problems of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and surplus.” JFK’s 1960 acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention
JFK’s cabinet and advisors: “The Best and the Brightest” Young, Ivy League- educated men Bobby Kennedy: 35 yr. old Attorney General Robert McNamara: Defense Secretary Dean Rusk: Secretary of State McGeorge Bundy: National Security Advisor Ted Sorensen: speechwriter Pierre Salinger: Press Secretary Young, Ivy League- educated men Bobby Kennedy: 35 yr. old Attorney General Robert McNamara: Defense Secretary Dean Rusk: Secretary of State McGeorge Bundy: National Security Advisor Ted Sorensen: speechwriter Pierre Salinger: Press Secretary
The Kennedy Economy
The Reality of JFK’s First Term “There’s no sense in raising hell and then not being successful.” - JFK
Modest achievements? Minimum wage: Housing Act of 1961: Federal support for the disabled and mentally ill: sister-dies-after jp sister-dies-after jp Equal Pay Act, 1963: Clean Air Act, 1963: Minimum wage: Housing Act of 1961: Federal support for the disabled and mentally ill: sister-dies-after jp sister-dies-after jp Equal Pay Act, 1963: Clean Air Act, 1963:
Space… the final frontier $25 billion invested in the Apollo project "First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him back safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.” "No nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space." "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." $25 billion invested in the Apollo project "First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him back safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.” "No nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space." "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
The problem of civil rights
Freedom Riders
James Meredith esontheprize/milestones/m04_schoo l.html esontheprize/milestones/m04_schoo l.html esontheprize/profiles/22_meredith.h tml esontheprize/profiles/22_meredith.h tml
Birmingham, 1963 arningsite.co.uk/bir mingham_1963.htm arningsite.co.uk/bir mingham_1963.htm
JFK’s civil rights address to the nation: June 11, 1963 m/speeches/jfkcivilrights.htm m/speeches/jfkcivilrights.htm
The murder of Medgar Evers: June 12, 1963 hy.com/articles/Med gar-Evers hy.com/articles/Med gar-Evers
The March on Washington se.com/spot/marcho nwashington.html se.com/spot/marcho nwashington.html
16th Street Baptist Church bombling; 4 Little Girls murdered; September 15, 1963 /bhmjustice3.html /bhmjustice3.html