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28:2 The New Frontier

28:2 The New Frontier. New Frontier Platform. Space Domestic reforms Lacked a clear popular mandate and support of Congress. Economic Policy. Recession Deficit spending Minimum wage Defense spending. Foreign Aid. Peace Corps Kennedy’s Kiddie Korps ? Aid to developing nations

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28:2 The New Frontier

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  1. 28:2 The New Frontier

  2. New Frontier Platform • Space • Domestic reforms • Lacked a clear popular mandate and support of Congress

  3. Economic Policy • Recession • Deficit spending • Minimum wage • Defense spending

  4. Foreign Aid • Peace Corps • Kennedy’s KiddieKorps? • Aid to developing nations • Alliance for Progress • $$ to Latin America

  5. Race to the Moon • USSR-1st in space • JFK challenges US to be 1st to moon • Space Race: economy and education • Neil Armstrong 1969-1st on moon • “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”

  6. The Other America: Poverty in the U.S. • Michael Harrington • JFK fights poverty and civil rights • Bobby investigated racial injustices • Civil rights bill • Cut taxes

  7. JFK’s Assassination • November 22, 1963 • Dallas, TX • TX School book Depository • Governor Connelly

  8. Lyndon Baynes Johnson • Sworn in on Air Force One

  9. Lee Harvey Oswald • X-Marine • Lived in USSR • Supported Castro

  10. Jack Ruby • Killed Lee Harvey Oswald • Why?

  11. Warren Commission • Who killed JFK? • How many shooters? • Magic Bullet Theory? • Conclusion

  12. Kennedy Curse

  13. Maria Shriver-JFK’s niece • Special Olympics in Shanghai • Her mother Eunice Kennedy Shriver started special Olympics because of sis Rosemary

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