1. JFK and domestic affairs: The New Frontier

2. The New Frontier  “We stand at the edge of a New Frontier- the frontier of unfulfilled hopes and dreams, a frontier of unknown opportunities and beliefs in peril. Beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered problems of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and surplus.”  JFK’s 1960 acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention  “We stand at the edge of a New Frontier- the frontier of unfulfilled hopes and dreams, a frontier of unknown opportunities and beliefs in peril. Beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered problems of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and surplus.”  JFK’s 1960 acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention

3. JFK’s cabinet and advisors: “The Best and the Brightest”  Young, Ivy League- educated men  Bobby Kennedy: 35 yr. old Attorney General  Robert McNamara: Defense Secretary  Dean Rusk: Secretary of State  McGeorge Bundy: National Security Advisor  Ted Sorensen: speechwriter  Pierre Salinger: Press Secretary  Young, Ivy League- educated men  Bobby Kennedy: 35 yr. old Attorney General  Robert McNamara: Defense Secretary  Dean Rusk: Secretary of State  McGeorge Bundy: National Security Advisor  Ted Sorensen: speechwriter  Pierre Salinger: Press Secretary

4. The Kennedy Economy

5. The Reality of JFK’s First Term  “There’s no sense in raising hell and then not being successful.” - JFK

6. Modest achievements?  Minimum wage:  Housing Act of 1961:  Federal support for the disabled and mentally ill: http://news.scotsman.com/johnfkennedy/JFKs- sister-dies-after-60.2593460.jp http://news.scotsman.com/johnfkennedy/JFKs- sister-dies-after-60.2593460.jp  Equal Pay Act, 1963:  Clean Air Act, 1963:  Minimum wage:  Housing Act of 1961:  Federal support for the disabled and mentally ill: http://news.scotsman.com/johnfkennedy/JFKs- sister-dies-after-60.2593460.jp http://news.scotsman.com/johnfkennedy/JFKs- sister-dies-after-60.2593460.jp  Equal Pay Act, 1963:  Clean Air Act, 1963:

7. Space… the final frontier  $25 billion invested in the Apollo project  "First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him back safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.”  "No nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space."  "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."  $25 billion invested in the Apollo project  "First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him back safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.”  "No nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space."  "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

8. The problem of civil rights

9. Freedom Riders  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5149667 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5149667

10. James Meredith  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ey esontheprize/milestones/m04_schoo l.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ey esontheprize/milestones/m04_schoo l.html  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ey esontheprize/profiles/22_meredith.h tml http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ey esontheprize/profiles/22_meredith.h tml

11. Birmingham, 1963  http://www.historyle arningsite.co.uk/bir mingham_1963.htm http://www.historyle arningsite.co.uk/bir mingham_1963.htm

12. JFK’s civil rights address to the nation: June 11, 1963  http://www.americanrhetoric.co m/speeches/jfkcivilrights.htm http://www.americanrhetoric.co m/speeches/jfkcivilrights.htm

13. The murder of Medgar Evers: June 12, 1963  http://www.biograp hy.com/articles/Med gar-Evers-9542324 http://www.biograp hy.com/articles/Med gar-Evers-9542324

14. The March on Washington  http://www.infoplea se.com/spot/marcho nwashington.html http://www.infoplea se.com/spot/marcho nwashington.html

15. 16th Street Baptist Church bombling; 4 Little Girls murdered; September 15, 1963  http://www.infoplease.com/spot /bhmjustice3.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot /bhmjustice3.html