1. PRESIDENT JFK KENNEDY AND CAMELOT

2. BEGINNINGS OF POLITICAL DYNASTY Kennedy’s from Massachusetts Influenced by FDR Earned money in liquor industry Joseph Kennedy became millionaire in banking and was active in the Democratic party, became Ambassador to Britain

3. CALL TO PUBLIC SERVICE Kennedy children include: Joseph Jr., John, Robert, Edward, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, Jean Brought up in friendly competiveness and were taught to be successful in everything they tried They were to be educated, well read, and have knowledge of world events JFK called to politics

4. JOHN F. KENNEDY’S POLITICAL APPEAL Representative in House of Reps for 6 years Single, handsome, wealthy, war hero Gained political appeal when he married Jaqueline Lee Bouvier

5. POLITICAL STAR Became US senator from Massachusetts 1956-1958 Running for Pres.: 1960 campaign “Need to get country running again” Won nomination for Pres. and selected Lyndon B. Johnson as Vice Pres. JFK=young, Roman Catholic, Harvard Grad from Northeast LBJ=Older, Protestant, with supporters from South and East

6. POLITICAL VISION Challenges of the New Frontier: end stagnation of the Republican Party Help those in need Catch up to Soviet Nuclear Power and Space Programs

7. GREAT DEBATES: JFK AND NIXON TELEVISED JFK wins 1960 election by slim margin and is inaugurated in January 1961 1 st televised president to advance goals of “New Frontier” Met resistance from Conservatives Programs meant to assist poor, elderly, and the underprivileged from other nations: Alliance for progress Peace Corps Space program: land on the moon Civil Rights Bill

8. CAMELOT ERA JFK had limited legislative accomplishments, but was popular with constituents Included exciting people to political parties Jacqueline hated political scrutiny and left with 2 children to countryside allowing JFK to engage in secret affairs JFK’s brothers also active in politics

9. JFK AND CIVIL RIGHTS Advocate for Civil Rights Met often with MLK Cautious and needed backing of Democrats in Congress Appointed African Americans to office Civil rights became a priority in 1963 Proposed Civil Rights Bill to ban discrimination and fight opposition

10. MOON EXPEDITION Soviets get to space first US orbits earth US lands on Moon 1969 Apollo II Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, Michael Collins

11. ASSASSINATION November 22, 1963 as he campaigned for 1964 Shot by gunman in Texas Motorcade LBJ becomes President Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested for assassination and is then murdered by Jack Ruby The Nation Mourns the loss of the President LBJ pushed the Civil Rights Bill into Law