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Kennedy and Johnson
John F. Kennedy• Facts
– Closest election of the century
– Kennedy was the youngest President ever elected
– Kennedy brought youth and life to the White House
– Administration called “Camelot”
• “New Frontier”– Kennedy’s proposal to
improve the economy, aid the poor and advance the space program
– Put limits on business price increases and sought a large tax cut
– Got Minimum Wage increased
– Fostered Urban Renewal program
– Outlawed the Poll Tax
• Established The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)– Alan Shepard first
American in space– John Glenn first
American to orbit the Earth
– Neil Armstrong, 1st man on the moon.
• Contributions of Kennedy– Green Berets– Peace Corps
• Aid developing nations• Sent teachers, heath care
workers and technicians around the world
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)• Becoming President• Became
President In 1963 when JFK was killed (Warren Commission / Report)– Won a landslide victory
in 1964
• “The Great Society”– Term coined by LBJ to
describe his goals– Focused on poverty and
civil rights– Taxes
• LBJ passed a tax cut• Created a deficit because
less money was now coming in
• Tax cut fostered prosperity, so more tax money was collected
• Deficit shrank
• Poverty– Declared “Unconditional
War” on poverty– Passed Economic
Opportunity Act (1964) to fix causes of poverty• Illiteracy• Unemployment• Inadequate Public Services
• Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) created to help the poor
• Johnson increased the money for education
• The Elderly– MEDICARE provided
hospitals and low-cost insurance for those who need it (over the age of 65)
– MEDICAID gave aid to Americans of any age who was too poor to provide for their own private health care
• Immigration– Immigration act of 1965
passed
• Ended the immigration quotas set in the 1920s
• Criminal Procedure– Miranda Rule made
police inform suspects of their rights when arrested
– Evidence seized illegally cannot be submitted as evidence (1961)
– Gideon v. Wainwright Those who could not afford an attorney were provided free counsel (1963)
– Suspects had to be given access to an attorney during questioning (1964)