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John F. Kennedy
- Democrat nominee and wins as President (1960)
- - made deal with LBJ for him to be his VP if he helps him win
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Richard Nixon
- Republican Nominee
- - really wanted people to like him
- - accepted his loss gracefully
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Robert McNamera
Kennedy's Secretary of Defense
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Diem Rusc
in charge of Vietnam
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3rd Berlin Crisis
- - Khruschev wants peace in Berlin and threatened to sign an agreement with Vienna East Germany
- - Kennedy gives "I am a Berliner" speech
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
- CIA informed Kennedy that we were training Cubans to invade Cuba and get back their country.
- = April 1961, they invade and Castro ends attack
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National Building policy
- Kennedy decides on this.
- = designed to help 3rd world countries to become more pro western and more civilized
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Peace corps
= people give up time to go to 3rd world countries to experience their culture and teach them how Americans live.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
- = CIA finds Russian missiles in Cuba and reveals the photos to Kennedy
- - Kennedy reveals what Soviets are doing to nation; purposes quarantine (naval blockade) of Cuba
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The New Frontier
= Kennedy's plan for healthcare, education, civil rights. Died before this took action
- Trade Expansion Act to lower tariffs
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Robert Kennedy
= Attorney general of Civil Rights Movement
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Civil Rights March of 63
organized by King with 'I have a Dream' speech
- Kennedy asks for Civil Rights Bill
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Mapp vs. Ohio
- Police may not enter a home without a warrant(1961)
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Gideon vs Walhwright
- You have the right to an attorney or one is assigned to you
- (1963)
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Escobedo vs Illinois
A council must be present before questioning the subject
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Miranda vs. Arizona
You must be informed of your constitutional rights
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Baker vs Carr
= To give urban areas equal representation
- land v population; now based on population
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Lee Harvey Oswald
- Killed Kennedy with three bullets on Nov 22, 1963
- - Oswald goes to theatre, policeman shootout
(Zaruter film footage on assassin)
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Civil Rights Bill '64
= outlaws segregation of African-American in public places and creates EEOC (equal emplotment opp of america)
- passed in LBJ presidency
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
- = new pres after Kennedy
- - he gives us Kennedy's tax cut
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Michael Harrington
- wrote "The Other America"= pointed out that 1/5 of our nation lives in poverty
- LBJ has a war on poverty
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The Great Society
- = LBJ's Platform
- - Creates:
- OEO (Office of Economic Opportunity),
- Head Start Program for preschoolers,
- and Job Corps for high school dropouts
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Barry Goldwater
= Republican nominee of 1964 (Arizona Senator)
- wanted no Social Security Act and a deal with the Soviets
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Medicare
= health insurance for the agent when age 65
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Medicade
= programs for the poverty stricken
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965)
= provides over 1 billion of federal aid to school systems of impoverished students
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Voting Rights Act
- = Bans literacy tests for voting completely to ensure no one can stop you
- and provides federal registers to be at voting stands
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Gulf of Tonkin Affair
- -An American explorer ship "The Maddox" attacked by North Vietnam
- -We got away and returned with the "C. Turner Joy"
- -We bomb North Vietnam coastline
- -LBJ gets Gulf of Tonkin resolution to get money from Vietnam in fighting troops
- --> This escalates Vietnam War
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