1. John F. Kennedy 1961

2. Kennedy Family “American Royalty”

3. Biography Born May 29, 1917 Irish-Catholic Addison’s Disease WWII Hero

4. Marries: Jacqueline Bouvier Children:Arabella, Caroline, John Jr., Patrick

5. Early Political Life Representative (MA) 1947 – 1952 Senator (MA) 1953-1960 Writes a book Profiles in Courage. JFK with Jacqueline

6. Election of 1960 Possible Obstacles –Youth –Religion –Family –Southern Democrats

7. 1960 1 st Televised Debate Kennedy vs. Nixon http://www.history.com/videos/the-first-jfk-nixon-debate#the-first-jfk-nixon-debate

8. Electoral Map – 1960 Presidential Election

9. President Kennedy “The New Frontier” Domestic Policy Civil Rights Education Health Care Poverty “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”

10. Kennedy’s Foreign Policy Space Program Bay of Pigs –Cuba –Leader: Fidel Castro –Allies with the Soviets http://www.glencoe.com/video_library/index_with_mods.php?PROGRAM=9780078745232&VIDEO=2798&CHAPTER=17&MODE=2

11. Bay of Pigs – April 1961 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Anti-Castro refugees defeatedAnti-Castro refugees defeated JFK humiliatedJFK humiliated

12. Kennedy’s Foreign Policy Berlin Crisis –June, 1961 –Berlin Wall built Cuban Missile Crisis Test Ban Treaty Southeast Asia Khrushchev vs. JFK