2. The New Frontier & The Great Society Ch. 20

3. The Election of 1960 John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon First ever Presidential debates (TV) Kennedy much more charismatic Kennedy big on civil rights Kennedy and Johnson win

4. Campaign Buttons 1960

5. John F. Kennedy

10. Kennedy’s Inauguration

11. The Cold War Kennedy advocates a flexible response Creates Peace Corps to help fight Communism in third world. Large increase in defense spending, creating the Green Berets, and other special forces

12. Kennedy and Khrushchev

13. The Berlin Wall

14. Problems in Cuba Eisenhower makes a plan to get rid of Castro. Cuba signs pact with Soviet Union. Kennedy decides to follow through on Eisenhower’s plan. Meets with exiles from Cuba

15. Kennedy with Cuban Exiles

16. Fidel Castro

19. Bay Of Pigs Invasion America trains exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro Attack takes place April 17, 1961 Was a huge failure Kennedy looks really bad.

20. Cuban Missile Crisis Soviets see a weakness in US. Khrushchev orders missiles placed in Cuba. World sat on brink of Nuclear War. Kennedy warns country to build fallout shelters.

23. Kennedy orders blockade Soviet ships show up, then back off. Made a deal: –US moves missiles out of Turkey –Soviets get missiles out of Cuba

24. Robert Kennedy

25. Space Program Kennedy promises to get ahead of the Soviets Spends lots of extra money to get the program going. Promises to get an American on the moon!

26. Yury Gagarin

27. Alan Shepard: First American in Space (5/25/61)

28. John Glenn: First to Orbit the Earth ( 1962)

47. Texas School Book Depository

58. Lyndon Johnson is sworn in

63. Kennedy’s Funeral Procession

66. LBJ as President Was a master politician Urged Congress to pass Civil Rights bill –Passes in 1964 Had a vision of the U.S. as “The Great Society” –End poverty and racial injustice –Idolized FDR

68. New Legislation Elementary and Secondary Education Act –Help schools buy new books and supplies Medicare & Medicaid –Hospital & medical insurance for over 65 HUD –Low rent housing

69. Immigration Act of 1965 –Ends quotas on nationalities –More immigration from places other than Europe –Economic Opportunity Act Creates VISTA, Project Head Start, Job corp. training program, and Community Action programs

70. The Warren Court Bans prayer in school Reapportionment Mapp v. Ohio –I–Illegally gathered evidence Gideon v. Wainright –F–Free legal counsel Miranda v. Arizona –R–Rights must be read

71. Earl Warren http://www.jfk-assassination.de/assassination

77. Sirhan

79. July 20, 1969

80. Neil Armstrong

86. Fads of the early 60’s

87. Fads of the Late 60’s

88. Other Headliners

100. Woodstock 1969 The Who Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix

101. The Greatful Dead

110. Mantle & Maris 1961 6154

111. Willie Mays

112. Hank Aaron

113. Jim Brown

114. Gayle Sayers

115. Super Bowl I 1967