1. The New Frontier
29.1

2. Points to Ponder What factors influenced the election of 1960?
What domestic programs did President Kennedy pursue?
What circumstances surrounded Kennedy’s assassination?

3. Judging by Appearances. . . .
How has TV affected Presidential elections?
How did Presidents campaign before TV was invented?

4. The Election of 1960 Kennedy--A New Type of Candidate
Young, perhaps Inexperienced
Roman Catholic
A Narrow Victory:
Debate over Illinois
No strong Mandate

5. Kennedy’s New Frontier
Inauguration Address
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but rather what you can do for your country”
Why was this phrase so influential?
New Frontier
Economy
Poverty/Inequality
Initiatives
Space

6. Kennedy’s New Frontier
The Economy
Economic Growth vs. Inflation
Price Fixing
Tax Cuts
Congressional Road Blocks

7. Kennedy’s New Frontier
Combating Poverty and Inequality
Plans:
Federal education aid
Medical care for elderly
Increase minimum wage
Housing Act of 1961
Equal Pay Act
24th Amendment
Failed
Passed

8. Kennedy’s New Frontier
Initiatives (see page 971)
Goals carried out through executive orders
Space Program
NASA
Alan Shepard (1961)
Moon Landing (1969)

9. Kennedy’s Assassination
The Shooting
The Impact
Warren Commission
The outcome

10. Points to Ponder What factors influenced the election of 1960?
What domestic programs did President Kennedy pursue?
What circumstances surrounded Kennedy’s assassination?

11. 29.1 Quiz Define the following in the context of Kennedy’s Presidency
1. mandate
2. The New Frontier
3. The Warren Commission

12. 4. In the televised presidential debates between Kennedy and Nixon, Kennedy appeared to be
A. less intelligent than Nixon
B. more polished than Nixon
C. more conservative than Nixon
D. more experienced than Nixon

13. 5. One obstacle Kennedy faced in his quest for the presidency was his
A. wife
B. health
C. age
D. Wealth

14. 6. Kennedy won the presidential election of 1960 by
a. a landslide
B. a comfortable margin
C. a narrow margin
D. an error in counting votes

15. 7. The New Frontier proposals addressed all of the following except
A. the environment
B. the economy
C. poverty
D. the space program

16. 8. President Kennedy proposed to end the continuing recession by
A. raising taxes
B. cutting taxes
C. controlling inflation
D. Fixing prices

17. 9. Kennedy had a rather weak domestic record largely because he lacked
A. optimism
B. bold ideas
C. the support of NASA
D. the support of Congress

18. 10. The Warren commission declared that the Kennedy assassination
a. was the act of a single man
B. was part of a larger conspiracy
C. resulted from poor security
D. could have been avoided