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Kennedy and the Cold War

Dive into the historical events surrounding Senator John F. Kennedy, his 1960 presidential campaign against Vice President Richard Nixon, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Learn about the political dynamics, challenges, and key decisions that shaped this critical period in US history.

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Kennedy and the Cold War

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  1. Kennedy and the Cold War Mr. Brink Hudson High School United States History 19.1

  2. Senator John F. Kennedy (Democrat) • Vice President Richard M. Nixon (Republican) 1960 Presidential Election

  3. Senator John F. Kennedy • Came from a wealthy Massachusetts family • Roman Catholic (concerned American Protestants) • Young and Charismatic (43 years old)

  4. Vice President Richard Nixon • Came from a modest California family • Raised a Quaker • Linked to the older Eisenhower administration

  5. 1960 Presidential Debate • Television helped enhance the charismatic qualities of Kennedy versus Nixon

  6. 1960 Presidential Debates

  7. Kennedy = 49.7%; Nixon = 49.6% 1960 Presidential Election

  8. Kennedy Takes Office • Group of White House advisers • Young • Well educated • Experts in their field • Friends-not government people • Cabinet • More experienced • More well known/respected • Background in the government

  9. Flexible Response

  10. Peace Corps

  11. Cuban Revolution • Guerrilla Leader Fidel Castro overthrows US-supported Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959.

  12. Castro Turns to Communism • Castro started to seize private businesses (including American owned) on the island. • Made overtures to the Soviet Union and made anti-American speeches.

  13. Soviet Union opens up a trade agreement with Cuba. • President Eisenhower had cut off all trade with Cuba. Cuban Trade

  14. CIA with Mafia hitmen try to assassinate Castro (including an attempt with an exploding cigar) Assassination Attempts

  15. Cuban Exiles trained by CIA to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro • JFK gives the go-ahead for the invasion CIA Training for Invasion

  16. Old US Bombers piloted by Cuban Exiles used to destroy Cuba’s air force (fails) • Exposes US connection to invasion Air Strike Problems

  17. Bay of Pigs land invasion fails • Castro alerted by air strikes • Cuban Exiles given no air support • Are captured and tortured Land Invasion Disaster

  18. Castro strengthens his ties to Khrushchev for protection Results

  19. Kennedy’s Greatest Failure

  20. Cuban Missile Crisis • Kennedy Vs. Castro • Bay of Pigs – Cuban exiles • Failure • U.S. puts nuclear missiles in Turkey. • Soviet Union puts nuclear missiles in Cuba. • U.S. naval blockade around Cuba • Soviet Union withdraws Nuclear Missiles.

  21. Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

  22. Cuban Missile Crisis

  23. Global Thermal Nuclear War?

  24. Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

  25. Khrushchev wished to test the new president • Problem for the Soviets – East Berliners defecting into West Berlin. • Soviets positioned troops in East Berlin to demonstrate a potential armed takeover of the city The Berlin Crisis

  26. JFK answers by bringing US troops into West Berlin. • Khrushchev orders the construction of a wall separating the two cities. Berlin Wall

  27. Berlin Wall

  28. Post-War Germany

  29. Kennedy'sThousandDaysUS History19.2

  30. JFK was always displayed in photos as active/physical.-even though he had Addison’s disease-constant pain, he would fatigue easily

  31. JFK’s presidency represented American hope for the future • The President and First Lady had tremendous charisma Welcome to Camelot

  32. Camelot

  33. The New Frontier Middle-Class Tax Cut, Keynesian Economics Civil Rights Advocacy Space Race War on Poverty

  34. Kennedy gives NASA and the US a mission with his “moon shot” speech in 1961. • Invigorates NASA and stimulates interest in science in the US. “The Moon Shot”

  35. JFK Moon Shot speech

  36. Mercury Seven

  37. Dallas – November 22, 1963 • President John F. Kennedy • First Lady Jackie Kennedy • Texas Governor John Connally • First Lady of Texas Nellie Connally

  38. Dealey Plaza – The Most Famous Crime Scene

  39. The Lone Assassin • Lee Harvey Oswald • Former Marine • Communist Sympathizer

  40. Oswald Shot By Jack Ruby

  41. Warren Commission • Created to investigate the assassination • 10 month investigation • Was it a conspiracy? • They say Oswald and Ruby acted alone. • Many still believe it is a conspiracy to this day.

  42. A New President

  43. Funeral for a President

  44. The Great Society • US History • 19.3 • Mr. Brink

  45. LBJ’s Resume Congressional Staffer Member of the House of Representatives Age of 28 Served 11 years U.S. Senator Majority Leader -after 1 year Vice-President

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