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Kennedy & Johnson

Kennedy & Johnson. 4/20/2011. Election of 1960. Richard Nixon. John F. Kennedy. Catholic Wealthy. Quaker Poor. 1 st Televised campaign Centered on economy and Cold War JFK won in history’s closest election. The Kennedy Mystique.

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Kennedy & Johnson

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  1. Kennedy & Johnson 4/20/2011

  2. Election of 1960 Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Catholic Wealthy • Quaker • Poor 1st Televised campaign Centered on economy and Cold War JFK won in history’s closest election

  3. The Kennedy Mystique • Youth, optimism, charisma, looks, and glamorous wife and family made him popular and inspired Americans • “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” • 1st to televise live conferences

  4. The New Frontier • Increase aid to education, help migrant workers, provide health insurance to elderly, and create a Dept. of Urban Affairs • Unsuccessful domestically • Successful economically and in increasing funds for defense and space exploration • Focused on social issues • Gender discrimination in the workplace • Civil Rights movement

  5. The New Frontier • Supreme Court was led by Chief Justice Earl Warren • Lots of influence on: • civil rights mvmt. • Freedom of press • Separation of church and state • Rights of the accused

  6. Kennedy’s Death • Shot twice in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 • Lee Harvey Oswald accused • Killed 2 days later by Jack Ruby • Conspiracy theories • JFK’s successor, Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), continued to promote social programs

  7. LBJ’s Presidency • Texan, gruff, loud speaker, tall, not at all like JFK’s image • One of the most effective and powerful leaders in Senate history • Very persuasive • Between 1965-1968, 60 programs were passed

  8. LBJ’s Presidency • Great Society- his vision of a more perfect and equitable society • War on Poverty- US seemed affluent, but in inner cities 50 million were poor • Medicare & Medicaid- health insurance programs

  9. LBJ’s Presidency • Project Head Start- Volunteers in service to America (domestic Peace Corps) put young people to work • Upward Bound- College prep for low income teens • Dept of Housing and Urban Development-deal w/ deterioration of inner cities, Robert Weaver was 1st African American to serve in a cabinet

  10. LBJ’s Presidency • Dept. of Transportation • Immigration Reform Act of 1965- limited # of immigrants yearly and eliminated National Origins so immigrants could come from any part of the world. • What remains today of Great Society?

  11. Legacies of Great Society • Improved many lives • Many programs still used today • Some Americans opposed massive growth fo federal funds and criticized it for intruding too much in their lives • Caused American to ask their govt questions, which still continues

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