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John F. Kennedy and the “New Frontier”

John F. Kennedy and the “New Frontier”. Vice-President Nixon (53-61). The Election of 1960. Republicans nominated VP Richard M. Nixon of California Democrats nominated Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, who selected Lyndon B. Johnson from Texas as his running mate.

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John F. Kennedy and the “New Frontier”

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  1. John F. Kennedy and the “New Frontier”

  2. Vice-President Nixon (53-61)

  3. The Election of 1960 • Republicans nominated VP Richard M. Nixon of California • Democrats nominated Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, who selected Lyndon B. Johnson from Texas as his running mate

  4. Issues: loss of national prestige, youth versus experiences, inflation, and a “missile gap” between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. • JFK was Catholic, which cost him some votes • Nixon originally led in the polls, but Nixon exhausted his resources by campaigning in all 50 states and…

  5. A Revolution….(Why?)

  6. 1st Televised Debates • TV allowed Kennedy to display his good looks • Nixon, on the other hand, looked horrible • People who heard the debates on the radio thought Nixon had won • People who saw the debates on TV thought JFK had won

  7. Winning TexasLyndon B. Johnson [LBJ]

  8. Winning Illinoiswith Sam Giancana [head of Chicago mafia

  9. 1960 Electoral College

  10. JFK • The youngest president ever elected (43 years old) • Tall and handsome (personified glamor and vitality of the “young administration”) • Pledged to “get the country moving again”

  11. Jackie, John John, Caroline

  12. A New Frontier, 1960

  13. Camelot "Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot,"from the musical Camelot (from JFK’s favorite song in the musical)

  14. Kennedy Cabinet:“the best and the brightest” • Assembled one of the youngest cabinets • Robert F. Kennedy “Bobby”- his younger brother as Attorney General • Robert S. McNamara-left the presidency of Ford Motor Company to take over as Secretary of Defense

  15. “Ask not what your country can do for you” • Delivered inaugural address on January 20, 1961

  16. Read and Annotate • Look for History Stuff: • Specific references to historical events you know • Notice how much time he devotes to domestic and foreign affairs • Look for English stuff: • Parallelism • Allusions and Christian imagery

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