1. Life in the 1960’s

2. VS. The Election of 1960 September 26, 1960 Missile Gap New Frontier
1st televised Presidential debate
Missile Gap
Thought that the Soviet Union had more weapons then the US
New Frontier
Increased aid to education
Health insurance for the elderly
Create a Department for Urban Affairs
VS.

3. Kennedy Takes Office Expanding women’s rights
Looked for equal pay for women
Created Equal Pay Act
Different View on Disabilities
Wanted more residential facilities rather than institutions
Worked to train people to work with people who have developmental disabilities

4. Kennedy Assassinated November 22, 1963 Dallas, Texas
Open air motorcade
Shots fired at 12:30 pm
President shot and killed
Lee Harvey Oswald arrested
Shot and killed by Jack Ruby

5. Lyndon B. Johnson
Takes office on November 22, 1963 at 2:38 pm

6. LBJ Presidency 26 years in Congress and public service
Inherited booming and bustling America
Born in Texas
“Hill Country”
Spoke directly and confidently about issues relating to America
26 years in Congress and public service
Congressional Staffer
House of Representatives
Senator
Majority Leader of the Senate
Vice President

7. Great Society 60 programs were initiated Civil Rights Act of 1964
Barred discrimination of any kind
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Protected voters from discrimination
60 programs were initiated
Medicare
Social Security paid for senior citizens to have health insurance.
Medicaid
Government paid for welfare recipients living below the poverty line to have health insurance.

8. Great Society Education Created Head Start
Millions of dollars granted to public and private schools to purchase supplies and start programs
Textbooks
Library materials
Special Education Programs
Created Head Start
Program designed to help disadvantaged children
Children who had not seen a book and played with crayons

9. Great Society Housing and Urban Development 1965 Robert Weaver
First African American to serve in a Presidential Cabinet

10. Separation of Church and State
Prayers could not be led in schools
Bible reading in public schools was no longer allowed

11. Pop Culture 1960 1969 Average house Stamp Gallon of gas Dozen eggs
$16,500
Stamp
$0.04
Gallon of gas
$0.31
Dozen eggs
$0.57
Gallon of milk
$0.49
Average house
$27,900
Stamp
$0.06
Gallon of gas
$0.35
Dozen eggs
$0.62
Gallon of milk
$1.10
From pbs.org

14. Pop Culture Music Fashion Woodstock Early Years Later Years
3 day music festival
Expressed the need for love not war
Conditions were gross
The Beatles
British Invasion
The Beach Boys
The Rolling Stones
Early Years
Conservative
Dresses and suits
Later Years
Tie Dye
Tunics
Capes