John F. “Jack” Kennedy

I. BackgroundA. Wealthy Boston family.B. World War II hero. (pics)C. Senator from Massachusetts.

II. Elected President in 1960A. Youngest president ever elected.B. First Catholic president.C. First televised presidential.

III. “Camelot”A. Young, beautiful family. picsB. Graceful, elegant.C. Young, bright advisors.

IV. Kennedy and the Cold WarA. Cuba

1. Became Communist in 1959.2. Bay of Pigs.3. Cuban Missile Crisis.

B. The Berlin WallC. The Space Race

V. Kennedy’s Domestic Policies – the “New Frontier”A. The Peace CorpB. PovertyC. Civil Rights

IV. Kennedy’s DeathA. Shot in Dallas TX, November 22, 1963.B. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested.C. Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot Oswald the next day.D. The Warren Commission concluded that Oswald had acted alone.

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