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The kennedy & johnson presidencies

The kennedy & johnson presidencies . May 12 , 2014 Note Packet I. The Kennedy Presidency . Kennedy & running mate Lyndon B. Johnson won by a small margin against Nixon Entered office without a mandate – public endorsement of proposals  difficulty pushing legislation .

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The kennedy & johnson presidencies

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  1. The kennedy & johnson presidencies May 12 , 2014 Note Packet I

  2. The Kennedy Presidency • Kennedy & running mate Lyndon B. Johnson won by a small margin against Nixon • Entered office without a mandate – public endorsement of proposals  difficulty pushing legislation

  3. The Kennedy Presidency • Kennedy’s Domestic Policy  The New Frontier • Improved the economy, assist the poor & speed up the space program • The Space Program – get to the moon • John Glenn – 1st person to orbit the Earth • Neil Armstrong – 1st person on the moon • The Peace Corps • American volunteers in developing nationsto train & offset communism

  4. The Kennedy Presidency • Kennedy’s Foreign Policy • The Alliance for Progress • $20 billion to economic development in Latin America  improve relations, stop communism

  5. The Kennedy Presidency • The Bay of Pigs • Supply Cuban exiles with arms  invade Cuba  overthrow Castro • Unsuccessful & embarrassing

  6. The Kennedy Presidency • Cuban Missile Crisis • Soviet plan to aim Cuban nuclear missiles at US US announces naval blockade, demand missile withdrawal

  7. The Kennedy Presidency • Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963) • Est. of Berlin Wall • Stop escaping East Germans

  8. The Kennedy Presidency • Kennedy’s assassination • http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy/videos/john-f-kennedy-assassinated

  9. The Johnson Presidency • Johnson’s Domestic Policy  The Great Society • Programs to end poverty & discrimination  similar to Truman’s Fair Deal & FDR’s New Deal • Head Start – preschool program for low-income families

  10. The Johnson Presidency • Johnson’s Domestic Policy  The Great Society • Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) • Similar to Peace Corps • Medicare & Medicaid • provide healthcare to the elderly • Low-cost health insurance to poor Americans • Food Stamp Program

  11. The Johnson Presidency • The Warren Court • Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, landmark cases in civil & individuals’ rights • Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) • If you cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed to you • Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) • Attorney must be present during suspect questioning • Miranda v. Arizona (1966) • Arrested suspect must be read his “miranda rights”

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