1. John F. Kennedy and Camelot

2. Background / Early Years
Second oldest son of Joseph Sr.
& Rose Kennedy
Attended and
graduated from
Harvard Univ.
and London
School of
Economics.
Attended public schools in
Brookline, MA and later
graduated from prep school.

3. Background / Adult Years
Elected to U.S. House in
1946; elected to Senate
In 1952.
After traveling Europe,
enlisted in U.S. Navy
after U.S. entry into WWII.
Commander of PT-109
Marriage to Jacqueline
Bouvier, 12 Sept 1953.

4. Campaign for President, 1960
Recession, April 1960-Feb 1961
First-ever televised debate
Nuclear Missile Gap
Questions about JFK’s Catholicism

5. Foreign Affairs of Kennedy Administration
Nuclear Arms Race
Containment of USSR
Berlin Wall Erected,
13 Aug 1961
Peace Corps Established
1 March 1961
Limited Nuclear Test
Ban Treaty, 7 Oct 1963
Bay of Pigs & Cuban Missile Crisis

6. Fallout from the Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion
Anti-JFK feeling not only rises, but becomes increasingly menacing among the Cuban exile community and the anti-communist crowd
Allen Dulles (center) fired by JFK, and replaced by John McCone. JFK threatens to break up the CIA into small pieces and scatter them to the wind.
Joint Chiefs of Staff start
losing trust in Kennedy

7. Domestic Policies of JFK
Steel Crisis
Commitment to Civil Rights
Tax Cuts
Increase in Minimum Wage
Space Race
Fight Against Organized
Crime

8. POTUS and Frank Sinatra
Camelot
Caroline & John-John
POTUS and Frank Sinatra
The Kennedys: FLOTUS,
POTUS, John-John, and
Caroline
Marilyn Monroe & JFK
Jack, Bobby, & Teddy

9. End of Camelot
POTUS assassinated in Dallas, Texas on 22 November Funeral procession held in Washington, DC days later. John-John salutes casket as it is carried from the Capitol to Arlington National Cemetery