John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States

DemocratVP is LBJ

Beginning….. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline

Massachusetts to Joseph Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy – wealthy Roman Catholics

One of nine children. Sickly child, spent a lot of time recovering from

illness in bed. Avid/speed reader.

Young Adult…. Went to London when his father Joseph was

serving as the Ambassador to Great Britain. Kennedy graduated from Harvard University in

1940 After Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the U.S. Navy

and he commanded a PT Boat in the South Pacific. He was wounded when the boat was cut in half by a Japanese destroyer. He and his crew stranded on an island.

Older brother Joseph Jr., who was being groomed for politics, dies when his bomber blows up over the English Channel in 1944 – changes course of JFK’s life

Political Career JFK returns home after the war to serve in

the House of Representatives the 11th district from 1947-1953

JFK serves as a Senator from Massachusetts from 1953-1960

Defeats former VP Richard Nixon in 1960 to become… The youngest “elected” President First Roman Catholic President National Televised debates

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Family Life 1953 marries Jacqueline Bouvier November 27th 1957 Caroline November 25th 1960 John Jr. –“John John”

Camelot"Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot."

In American culture, the term Camelot refers to the presidency of John F. Kennedy and represented the potential, the promise, and hope for the future of America

NEW FRONTIER – Space NASA Kennedy inspires a new generation to become

involved in their country and the world Alliance for Progress Peace Corps and VISTA– now called AmeriCorps

“Ask not what your country can do for you…ask what you can do for your country!”

First Foreign Policy Crisis: Bay of Pigs Fidel Castro had overthrown the Batista

regime Castro was receiving aid from the USSR President Kennedy approves of a CIA plan

to send Cuban exiles back to Cuba to overthrow Castro = FAILURE

Bay of Pigs invasion was a disaster Kennedy apologized to the American

people and promises to not let it happen again!

Cuban Missile Crisis - 1962 U2 spy plane discovers missile silos on Cuba USSR was shipping nuclear missiles to Cuba Every American city but Seattle was in range of

nuclear attack “Missiles must go!” 13 days the world was on the brink of war Kennedy, with the support of the OAS,

quarantines Cuba and forms a blockade Moves 200,000 troops to Florida in case the

blockade does not work “We are eyeball to eyeball and the other man just blinked”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7YkJxQT_0Y

Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall Soviets and East

Germans built a wall around West Berlin to keep East Germans and others from leaving the USSR

Kennedy goes to Berlin as a show of support that the West will not abandon West Berliners

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Dallas, Texas November 22, 1963 Kennedy in a motorcade

through downtown Dallas was shot and killed

Lyndon Baines Johnson sworn in as President on Airforce 1 heading back to D.C.

Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime – but killed before he could stand trial

Warren Commission investigated the assassination

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q91RZko5Gw

Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald’s last moments

Funeral and Burial JFK is buried at

Arlington National Cemetery – one of two President’s buried there

Eternal Flame Son Patrick and wife

Jaqcueline are next to him

Iconic images

Achievements and Honors Won the Pulitzer Prize for his book

“Profiles in Courage” Purple Heart from WW II

Legacy inherited by LBJ2 July 1964: Pres. Johnson signs

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Voting: illegal to apply different standards to black and white

applicants – literacy Public accommodations: law forbade discrimination in most public

restaurants, hotels, motels, lunch counters retail stores, theaters and sports arenas

Public Facilities: law forbade discrimination in government owned or operated parks, swimming pools, and libraries

Federally Assisted Programs: Government could withhold financial aid from state and local programs that involved discrimination

Employment: The law forbade discriminatory practices by employers, employment agencies and labor unions, the law created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Criminal to discriminate/affirmative Action

LBJ – Kennedy legacy2 June 1965: Voting Rights Act

1965 passed by Congress In any state where less than half of the voting

age population were registered to vote, all literacy requirements were suspended

Atty. General was empowered to send in Federal examiners to any state were voter discrimination occurred to register all would be voters

Atty. General empowered to file suits challenging constitutionality of the state poll taxes

LBJ Civil Rights Vietnam War Great Society