1. US History: Spiconardi
1960s: JFK & LBJ
US History: Spiconardi
Johnson

2. The Election of 1960 Kennedy runs against Nixon
First time presidential debate is televised
Wins Kennedy the election due in part to the way he come off on TV
“The Best and the Brightest”
Surrounded himself with Harvard types in his cabinet
Wanted fresh ideas to invigorate the country

3. JFK’s New Frontier
“And so my fellow Americans – ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
New Frontier
Ambitious program that aimed to eliminate racial discrimination, give federal aid to education and medical care for elderly.
Wanted the American people to develop a personal commitment to work for national ideals
Most of his proposed legislation knocked down in Congress

4. NASA & The Peace Corps NASA Peace Corps
Kennedy had a goal of sending a man to the moon by the end of the 1960s after Russians sent first man into space
After $25.4 billion, Neil Armstrong first to land on moon in 1969
Peace Corps
Sent thousands of American volunteers to developing nations to ward off communism and gain American allies
US sent teachers, agricultural specialists, and health workers

5. The Kennedy Assassination: Who & Why?
Was the accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone or was he part of a conspiracy?

7. The Great Society
LBJ wanted to eradicate poverty & guarantee equal rights to all citizens
The War on Poverty
Job Corps  provided work experience & remedial education for young people
Project Head Start program that prepared preschoolers from low-income families for grade school
Upward Bound helped high-school students from low-income families prepare for college
Medicare provided health care and insurance to people over the age of 65
Medicaid  provided states with funds to provide health care for the poor
Department of Housing and Urban Development  Improved housing and provided cities with economic aid (creation of the “projects”)

8. The Warren Court
Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, Supreme Court maintained a liberal tradition
Eliminated required prayers and Bible reading in public schools
Declared a Connecticut law outlawing the use of contraceptives by married couples unconstitutional
Ruled that state representatives should serve the same number of constituents

9. The Warren Court Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) a person who could not afford an attorney has the right to a state appointed lawyer
Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)  accused had the right to counsel during and interrogation & the right to remain silent
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)  established that police had to inform criminal suspects that had rights and any statement could be used against them
Roe v. Wade (1973)* struck down state laws that prohibited abortion based on the “right to privacy”
* Not a Warren Court decision