1. Student: The New Frontier and the Great Society, 1960s
John F Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson

2. The Expanding Liberal State: The New Frontier and the Great Society
John F. Kennedy (d)
Lyndon B. Johnson (d)

3. Televised Presidential Debates, 1960

4. JFK as President “The Kennedy Mystique” 1000 Days
Vice Pres=Lyndon Johnson
“Camelot”
Wealthy and educated
Young and Attractive
“The Best and the Brightest”
Decorated War Veteran
Pulitzer Prize
Profiles in Courage

8. Kennedy Faced Major Challenges at Home and Abroad (1961-1963)
1. Bays of Pigs—invasion of Cuba that failed (1961)
2. Cuban Missile Crisis with the Soviet Union (1962)
3.Berlin Wall divides East and West Berlin
4. Problems in Vietnam
5. Racism and push for civil rights at home
Ole Miss Riots
Freedom Riders
March on Washington
6. Poverty in the U.S. , decay of inner cities,
unemployment, need to improve education, drug use
7. Youth movement growing in the U.S.
8. COLD WAR ---nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union
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9. John F Kennedy Domestic Policy, 1961-1963
Domestic Program: The New Frontier
1. Increasing government spending, believed in very active government
2. Cut taxes
3. Raised the minimum wage to $1.25 an hour
4. Supported Civil Rights (limited at first)
5. Extended unemployment insurance
6. Provided funds to cities with high unemployment
7. He was elected by a narrow margin and struggled to gain political power and support from Congress
8. He was assassinated on Nov 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald in
Dallas
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” –John Kennedy

12. John F Kennedy Foreign Policy, 1961-1963
Foreign Policy Issues:
Cold War –to stop the spread of Communism
-Nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union
1. Bay of Pigs (Cuba)
2. Cuban Missile Crisis (Cuba)
3. Berlin Wall went up
4. Vietnam—early stages
5. Space Program
6. Established the Peace Corps
7. Met with Soviet leader Khrushchev
“It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. “ JFK

15. The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
November 22, 1963
Dallas Texas
Shooter: Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission Report: study of the assassination concluded Oswald acted alone

17. JFK Assassination, 1963

18. Lyndon Johnson's “Great Society”

19. The LBJ Treatment

20. Johnson’s Domestic Program: Great Society-- “War on Poverty”
Set up Medicare and Medicaid
Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)
Community Action Programs (CAP)
Head Start –education
Job Corps –create jobs for the poor
Cities—Urban Renewal, Housing Act of 1961
Funding for Education, funding rose $5 billion to $12 billion
***Immigration Act of impact felt today

21. Accomplishments of Johnson’s “Great Society”
Reduced hunger in America
Medical care for elderly and poor
Greatest reduction in poverty in American history from 21% in 1959 to 12% in 1969
Government spending doubled in 10 years
Spending on Education Increased
Low income housing built for poor
Laws to protect the environment passed
Laws to protect consumers passed
Reformed immigration laws
***Civil Rights Act of 1964

22. The Warren Court, 1950s and1960s Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren
Decisions increased the rights of individuals in society
Brown v Board of Education (1954)—Ruled school segregation was unconstitutional. Led to the desegregation of schools and all public facilities—parks, transportation
Banned prayer in schools-separation of church and state
Protected rights of those accused of crimes
Miranda Case-must be informed of rights
Mapp Case-could not use evidence seized
illegally
Gideon v. Wainwright— right to an attorney even if
you cannot afford one (free legal representation)