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March 3, 2015
1. Begin Unit VII: 28.1 Notes2. Video Clip: 1960 Election and the Role of TV3. 28.1 Vocabulary4. Unit 6 Exam Results
Presidents of the 1960’s: JFK & LBJ
1960-1968Chapter 28, Sections 1-3
Unit 7
The Election of 1960
Democratic Ticket John F. Kennedy for
presidentLyndon Johnson for vice
president
Republican Ticket Richard Nixon for presidentHenry Cabot Lodge for vice
president
Election of 1960
Grew up poor in CA Protestant Navy in WWII Elected to House of
Representatives in 1946 Member of House on
Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
Became Senator in 1950 (CA)
V.P. for Eisenhower from 1952-1960
Grew up WealthyHarvard GraduateCatholicNavy in WWIIElected to House of
Representatives in 1946 (MA)
Became Senator in 1952 (MA)
Why did JFK win?
1.) TV = “Great Debates”
1st ever televised debate: Largest Audience ever, 70 million watched
Close Popular Vote!
March 4, 2015
1. 28.2 Notes2. Work on 28.1/28.2 Vocabulary
28.2JFK and the Cold War
The New Frontier: JFK’s Domestic and Foreign programs.
Kennedy wanted to:1.Eradicate poverty2.Work towards Civil Rights for
African Americans3.Explore space4.Defeat CommunismMany Republicans and
Southern Democrats in Congress denied JFK’s domestic social reform attempts.
He focused most of his Presidency on Foreign Affairs.
“Flexible Response”
Peace Corps: Created to promote democracy and world peace around the world through volunteerism.
Alliance for Progress: Cooperative projects with Latin American nations.
JFK was a strong anticommunist.
Containment trough variety of political and military means and options: Flexible Response
Robert McNamara (Sec. of Defense)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Fulgencio Batista: President of Cuba
Supported by US. Cuban Revolution:
1953-1959 led by Fidel Castro
Plot to overthrow Castro began under Eisenhower and continued for next 2 years.
CIA led operation = full scale Cuban invasion.
Cuban exiles (over 1,400) April, 1961. 114 killed, rest taken
prisoner. Embarrassment for US &
Kennedy.
Cuban Missile Crisis October, 1962 Khrushchev sent
nuclear missiles to Cuba.
13 Day Ordeal:1. Oct.14, 1962:
Surveillance photos show Soviets construction missile sites in Cuba.
2. Oct. 22: JFK announces blockade of Cuba (U.S. forces would fire on any ship that attempted to pass the blockade)
3. Oct. 24: Soviet ships approach blockade
4. Oct. 28: Agreement made.
JFK Assassination
Nov. 22, 1963:Dallas, TX.
Dealy PlazaLee Harvey
OswaldJack Ruby