Kennedy Doctrine

“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

It’s Us against them and we need to do whatever possible…

Speech at American University

June 11, 1963 JFK needed a way

to try and bring the Russians to the peace table.

Opened the idea to relaxed tensions with the Russians Détente

Domestic Policy-New Frontier

Fair Labor Standards Act (1961)-Established a national minimum wage @ $1.25

Social Security Act (1961)-Retirement age for full benefits was lowered to age 62

Housing Act (1961)-Low cost, low interest loans to those that need it. ($5 Billion)

Argument w/ US Steel-JFK agrees to a contract w/ steelworkers, US Steel raises the price of steel, JFK Argued that it wasn’t in our national interest! Conservative Democrat

Equal Pay Act of 1963

There can be no difference in pay between men and women for the same job Led into other acts

for women▪ Ex. Title IX▪ ERA

Today 80% of what men make

JFK & The Mob

JFK did have discussions w/ them to kill Castro

RFK began a war on organized crime Arrested Carlos

Marcello▪ Mob Boss of New

Orleans Deported him to

Guatemala He made it back?