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JOHN F. KENNEDYJOHN F. KENNEDYand and
LYNDON B. JOHNSONLYNDON B. JOHNSON
1960 Election1960 Election
Kennedy Foreign AffairsKennedy Foreign Affairs
Kennedy Domestic AffairsKennedy Domestic Affairs
Johnson Finished TermJohnson Finished Term
1960 Election1960 Election
• Kennedy runs as cold warrior, we must Kennedy runs as cold warrior, we must – Catch up to soviets, witty, handsomeCatch up to soviets, witty, handsome
• Nixon more experiencedNixon more experienced
• TV Debate: 70 million, changed politics TV Debate: 70 million, changed politics
• Kennedy wins close election: controversyKennedy wins close election: controversy
• New Frontier: New Generation, stimulateNew Frontier: New Generation, stimulate– Economy, reform education, civil rights, “the Economy, reform education, civil rights, “the
best and the brightest,” strong military best and the brightest,” strong military
John F. Kennedy: 1961-1963John F. Kennedy: 1961-1963
Kenney Inauguration 1961Kenney Inauguration 1961
Jacqueline KennedyJacqueline Kennedy
Kennedy Foreign AffairsKennedy Foreign Affairs
• Cold War: military build up, space raceCold War: military build up, space race
• World Aid: Peace CorpsWorld Aid: Peace Corps
• Cuba: Bay of Pigs fiasco Cuba: Bay of Pigs fiasco – Missile Crisis: 6 daysMissile Crisis: 6 days
• Berlin: Wall goes up, “I am a Berliner”Berlin: Wall goes up, “I am a Berliner”
• Vietnam: slow escalation, Diem coupVietnam: slow escalation, Diem coup
Kennedy & Khrushchev: Kennedy & Khrushchev: ViennaVienna
Kennedy Domestic PolicyKennedy Domestic Policy
• Economic Plan: Heller’s tax cut planEconomic Plan: Heller’s tax cut plan• Cautious on Civil Rights: Freedom Riders,Cautious on Civil Rights: Freedom Riders,
– James Meredith and Mississippi UniversityJames Meredith and Mississippi University– Henry Wallace blocks University of Alabama Henry Wallace blocks University of Alabama
• King: “I have a Dream Speech”King: “I have a Dream Speech”• Kennedy Supports Civil Rights: TV addressKennedy Supports Civil Rights: TV address
– Proposes Civil Rights BillProposes Civil Rights Bill
• Assassination Nov 22, 1963: Oswald Assassination Nov 22, 1963: Oswald
Martin Luther King: “I have a Martin Luther King: “I have a Dream”Dream”
Lyndon Johnson Finishes Lyndon Johnson Finishes TermTerm
• Johnson’s BackgroundJohnson’s Background
• Passes Kennedy’s Legislation: Civil Passes Kennedy’s Legislation: Civil RightsRights– Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965
• War on PovertyWar on Poverty
• 1964 Election: Beats Goldwater1964 Election: Beats Goldwater
LBJ Sworn into Office: LBJ Sworn into Office: 11/22/63 11/22/63