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 debate.

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

VI. 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.

VII. Johnson and the Great SocietyWhat problems was Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society

designed to address?Identify some of the programs created by the Great

Society.

VIII. The Warren CourtA. Congressional Representation – guaranteed that congressional districts would be equal in population.B. Rights of the Accused

1. “Exclusionary Rule” evidence obtained illegally can’t be used in state courts.

2. Right to an attorney during questioning.3. Must be read your rights before

questioning.

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