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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy. Domestic Policies. Economy. Held interest rates down to encourage growth of economy. Eased unemployment Raised industrial production by 15% Motor vehicle sales rose 40% His economic progress is yet to be matched. Death Penalty.

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John F. Kennedy

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  1. John F. Kennedy Domestic Policies

  2. Economy • Held interest rates down to encourage growth of economy. • Eased unemployment • Raised industrial production by 15% • Motor vehicle sales rose 40% • His economic progress is yet to be matched.

  3. Death Penalty • Stopped a death sentence on Jimmie Henderson on Feb 12, 1962 and changed the sentence to a life in prison. • On March 22, 1962, Kennedy signed a bill abolishing mandatory death penalty for first degree murder.

  4. Civil Rights • The Supreme Courts ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional in 1954 • They also ruled it unconstitutional in other public facilities like busses, restaurants, bathrooms, and beaches. • Robert Kennedy released Martin Luther King from prison. • On Nov 20, 1962, Kennedy signed a bill prohibiting racial discrimination in federally supported housing related facilities.

  5. Immigration • Kennedy overhauled the immigration policy. • He made it so the selection of immigrants was based on family reunification rather than ethnicity.

  6. Space Program • Apollo program was created early 1960. • Kennedy undertook it even though the cost was “prohibitively expensive.” • He wanted to do this because it was important for international prestige. • Costs were expected to reach $40 billion. • July 20, 1969, six years after Kennedys assassination, Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

  7. Bibliography • Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Andrew Bailey. The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Print. • "Kennedy Domestic Policy." 302 Found. Mary Ferrell Foundation. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. <http://www.maryferrell.org/wiki/index.php/Kennedy_Domestic_Policy>. • "Miller Center." American President: John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Domestic Affairs. University of Virginia. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. <http://millercenter.org/president/kennedy/essays/biography/4>.

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