President John F Kennedy

background

extremely rich, when Kennedy was present, his father paid for everything, his older brother died in plane crash, Kennedy‘s father, believe that US could do business with Hitler in the Nazis, not alone on this belief he and his living, two brothers will be senators

new frontier

Kennedy‘s catchphrase, new decade, new generation

Vice president, Lyndon Baines Johnson

he was the leader of Senate, Ken was popular in the south, he was upset

secretary of state, Dean Rusk

no notes

secretary of defense, Robert McNamara

A lot of people blame for keeping US in Vietnam war, death threats

Attorney General, Robert F Kennedy

most confrontational pic, takes off a lot of people, made it so constitution ruled you can’t have family in the cabinet, only domestic, but the brother dealt with everything, called Robert cop, President

Domestic policy issues

Welfare, education, civil rights

Domestic policy issues, welfare

Help rural areas

Domestic policy policy issue, education

Federal government in charge

Domestic policy issue civil rights

uses MLK

Kennedy first concentrates on

Domestic policy issues, gets nothing passed, johnson, the VP does

Foreign policy issues

Bay of pigs, Vienna meeting, Berlin issue, Cuban missile crisis

strike one- bay of pigs (April 1961)

Fidel Castro

1958 and 1959 Cuba became socialist and communist, Castro the new leader, “Forces“ people who support other political beliefs out (fled Cuba)

plan set up under Eisenhower, training for Cuba to fight Castro forces (exiles still being trained)

nothing goes right, Cuba waited for them, disaster, Cuba offered to give CIA back, but we had to give 53 billion baby food and farm supplies, Esin Howard helps Kennedy almost as a mentor

strike two Vienna meeting

Khrushchev

(June 1961) – a A big meeting, Khrushchev Pissed you spy (Thanks, President Kennedy is weak), Kennedy fucked up back in tree, ceremony and plain back pain so he got injected with drugs, he is high in the meeting. Khrushchev says “I make move in Berlin and if you get in my way, I have no problem going to war“

Foul ball, Berlin issue

Krushchev

(August 1961)

Berlin wall (1961 to 1989) a wall surrounding East Berlin, nothing in or out

cuban missile crisis

Krushchev

Fidel Castro

• ships very protective and hide what’s on ships, 5 spied did not know bc ships heavily guarded by Cuba and soviet guards send U2 spy plane. soviets brought missiles to cuba, and could hit every spot on US but seattle with (short and long missiles)

Kennedy couldn’t meet with generals because he had “flu” so his brother talked to joint chief of staff and told Kennedy to…

1. Air Strike

2. Invasionism w/ troops

3. Blockade (Beinkmanship: if ship doesn’t stop, SINK) → brother told soviet diplomats to get hold Keushchev bc go to WW3

180 ships, 90K troops

1- missiles out of cuba

2- Us not invade Cuba

3- phone to soviets

4- missles of US put Turkey

Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society

(1963-1969)

LBJ background

Big guy (6’5), from southern state Texas, people expected they would not get civil rights but were wrong, known as civil rights president, history teacher, best resume to become president, senate minority and majority leader (king of senate), VP, very respectful, uses dealth as advantage

The Treatment

persuasion, flattery, badgering, threat, favors, extremely successful. vote for the side he wants you to vote for

The Great Society

first night Johnson president. Huge fan of FDR, Truman, Kennedy and JFK (no Esien Howard because he was democrat), America is a good society but could be great with reform. Catchphrase “America were poverty and racial injustice would have no place”

Cabinet

Vice President: none→ Hubert Humphrey

Secretary of State: Dean Rusk

Secretary of Defense: Robert McNamara

Attorney General: Robert F. Kennedy (Senator of New York, can’t fire)

LSD

drug

Jack Valente

set up rating system for movies (G/R/PG)

Hugh Hefner

creator of playboy

What was the problem when Kennedy died?

nothing in the constitution that made new president have a VP, change line of succession

Domestic Policey Issues

Welfare, education, civil rights

what does johnson do about college?

Gives access to information needed to apply

Education passed by johnson

Elementary and secondary education act, higher education act

Elementary and secondary education act

1965

Junior high: 7th, 8th, 9th (40s, 50s, some 60s)

Allowed poor schools to apply for federal money, create special education (learning/physical disabilities) → takes 20 years to put in place

What did he do with preschool?

more affordable

Higher education act

1965

create federal scholarships, Encourage banks to give college loans (create customers for life), work study program (working for school, then money is taken off tuition – no tax.)

War on poverty

Medicare, Medicaid, child nutrition act

Medicare

for 65 and older (retired)

Medicaid

65 and younger, if lose job, etc. can apply for medical cover

Child nutrition act

1966

Provide free or subsidized breakfast and lunch: Covid→ all Kids free

Big events of the 60s

Civil rights and foreign policy issues

Civil rights act

1964

Johnson and MLK signing, federal government, the power to stop discrimination, cannot discriminate places of public accommodation

Humphrey

runs and barely lost to Nixon because Kennedy died. Johnson said no and Robert died.

George Wallace

Southern states vote for him “segregation”

Foreign policy issues

Johnson (Democrat), Republican votes in south, because civil rights

Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam