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JFK
-ran for democratic party, (1960)
-senator from Massachusetts
-43 years old, catholic
-assassinated in Texas (1963)
NASA
-The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dallas, Texas
Warren Commission
-established by LBJ to investigate assassination
-concluded Oswald acted alone
-aldo that Jack Ruby acted alone in killing Oswald
Election of 1964
-Dems: LBJ (P) Hubert Humphrey (vp)
-Repubs: Barry Goldwater
PBS
Richard Nixon
-ran against JFK in the election to 1960
Peace corps
-Program where U.S. volunteers go to developing nations
-provide aid in education, healthcare, construction, etc.
Dealey Plaza
-in Texas
-where the book depository is where JFK was assassinated
election of 1960
-dems: JFK (p), LBJ (vp)
-repubs: Nixon (p)
Zapruder films
-film that caught JFK’s assassination on a home film
-313 film?
Hubert Humphrey
-LBJ’s vice president from 1965 to 1969
Sesame Street
-free online teaching to learn the basics for kids before school
-government issued on PBS
Bay of Pigs Invasion
-CIA scheme planned under Eisenhower
-Kennedy inherited; planned to use cuban exhiles to overthrow Castro
-CIA trained them
-Landed in “Bay of Pigs”
-failed to set off an uprising; surrendered to Castros regime
-Kennedy refused to send in troops; political disaster
Governor Connally
-was shot at same time Kennedy was
-seriously injured, but survived JFK’s assassination
Grassy Knoll
-a place where people thought the assasinator shot JFK from
Barry Goldwater
-ran against LBJ in election of 1964
Medicare
-health insurance for elderly (65+)
Televised Debate
-Kennedy appeared youthful, energetic
-Nixon appeared pale, nervous
Fidel Castro
-Cuban revolutionary
Walter Cronkite
-American broadcaster
-a voice who people trusted, reacted to the assassination, very emotional
JFK funeral
-Jackie walked behind casket; even though it was a huge risk
-she wore the bloodstain pink suit
Cuban Missile Crisis
-between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
