Kennedy and Johnson Chapter 29, Section 2

Johnson’s Great Society Education programs Head Start, for preschool education for poor families with young children Upward Bound, provides assistance for college students The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the act increased spending for education City Development programs Department of Housing and Urban Development, helped fund public housing projects Model Cities, gave money to help rebuild cities Health Care programs Medicare, helped senior citizens pay their medical bills Medicaid, helped poor people pay their hospital bills

Televised Debates The televised presidential debates helped Kennedy to look young, energetic, and handsome. Nixon had been ill prior to the debate. He looked tired and sick on camera. The televised debates gave people more confidence in Kennedy and helped him win the election, even though Nixon had been in the lead.

Kennedy’s Domestic Policies The New Frontier was a group of proposals created by Kennedy. The proposals called for more government spending to improve social programs, including funds for education and job programs.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 President Johnson was able to get the Civil Rights bill passed in Kennedy proposed the law before his death. The Civil Rights Act prohibited discrimination against African Americans in employment, voting, and public facilities. It banned discrimination based on race, sex, religion, and national origin.

DOMESTIC - HOME Domestic policies are programs that are instituted within a nation’s borders to address national problems and issues. Kennedy’s domestic programs included education, jobs, and civil rights.

Guided Reading Kennedy was a Roman Catholic; voters were afraid he might show more loyalty to his church than to his country. 2. The story of how Kennedy rescued a crew member when the Japanese sank the PT boat he commanded. 3. In 1946, when he won a seat in Congress from Massachusetts. 4. The first televised presidential debate between the two candidates.

Guided Reading 29-2 con’t 1. New Frontier 2. Increased government spending on social programs. 3. A bill guaranteeing civil rights 4. On November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas 5. Lee Harvey Oswald; he was shot and killed by Jack Ruby two days after his arrest. 6. The Warren Commission 7. The “Great Society”

A stunned and sober Lyndon B. Johnson, with his wife Lady Bird looking on at his left and a blood-spattered Jacqueline Kennedy to his right, is sworn in as president on board Air Force One on November 22, 1963.

Guided Reading 29-2 con’t 1. a. Head Start; b. Upward Bound; c. Job Corps; d. Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) 2. Medicare and Medicaid 3. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 4. The Civil Rights Act of 1964