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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy. The Kennedy Family. Joe Kennedy (father) Friend of McCarthy Bank president at 25 Active Democrat Rose Fitzgerald (mother) Daughter of Boston mayor Had 9 children!—all raised to be public figures. The Kennedy Family (cont.).

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John F. Kennedy

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  1. John F. Kennedy

  2. The Kennedy Family • Joe Kennedy (father) • Friend of McCarthy • Bank president at 25 • Active Democrat • Rose Fitzgerald (mother) • Daughter of Boston mayor • Had 9 children!—all raised to be public figures

  3. The Kennedy Family (cont.) • Joe Jr.—expected to run for presidency; died in WWII • John (JFK)—wounded in WWII; runs for office • Robert • Ted

  4. Early Career • JFK elected to House of Reps when he was 29 yrs old • 35 yrs old when elected to Senate in 1952 • 1953 marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier

  5. Democratic Nomination • Brought younger voters into the Democratic party • Chose Lyndon Johnson to “balance the ticket” - Kennedy: Roman Catholic, Northeast; Johnson: Protestant, Texas • Kennedy had two potential strikes against him – religion & age • Youngest elected president (43)—1961

  6. The Election of 1960 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbrcRKqLSRw

  7. Who do you think won the debate and why?

  8. Results

  9. Domestic Policies—”New Frontier” • Tax Cuts • Poverty • Civil Rights • Space

  10. Space Program • 1957—Sputnik • April 1961—Yuri Gagarin • May 1961—Alan Shepard • Federal funding increased • Feb. 1962—John Glenn • July 1969—Neil Armstrong

  11. Kennedy Promotional Poster • Represent Kennedy’s “New Frontier” (pg. 738-748) • Must include visual representations of: • Economy • Poverty & Inequality • Space • AND at least 3 (of 13 listed) other initiatives • And a slogan!

  12. Homework Review

  13. Bay of Pigs (April 1961)

  14. Results of Bay of Pigs • 1300 exiled Cubans—90 died, rest prisoners (later ransomed by private US groups) • Castro became wary of the U.S. • Embarrassed the young Kennedy administration

  15. Khrushchev vs. Kennedy • Vienna Summit (June 1961) • Berlin Wall (August 1961)

  16. Prompt #8 • What was Kennedy’s position on foreign policy? (e.g., aggressive, passive, etc.) Use examples to support.

  17. Cuban Missile Crisis “You Make the Call” Activity

  18. Brief A

  19. Brief B

  20. Brief C

  21. Discussion • At what stage in this activity did you feel the most pressure? Why? • Which side, the United States or the Soviet Union, do you think was most at fault for bringing about the crisis? For ending the crisis? • What lessons can be learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis? • Should the United States’ response to the crisis be praised or condemned?

  22. Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct. 1962) • U-2 plane revealed Soviet weapons in Cuba (90 miles from FL)—threat to U.S. • Many difficult scenarios—WWIII on the line • Knocking out missiles—too risky • Blockade “quarantine” instead • Soviet ships face to face with quarantine—turned around

  23. Crisis (con’d) (Oct. 1962) • Krushchev sends emissary with a deal for JFK: • U.S. stays out of Cuba; U.S. needs to remove their missiles in Turkey  in return USSR will remove nukes from Cuba • Kennedy agrees—but not in public • WWIII averted • “Hot Line” created between JFK and Krushchev in case of future emergencies • One positive—Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963—no above ground tests

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