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Presidency
John F. Kennedy is elected president of the United States. His margin of victory over Republican candidate Richard M. Nixon is just over 100,000 votes -
Peace Crops
john F. Kennedy issuesThe Corps aims to disseminate good will and practical knowledge by enlisting volunteers, most under age 30, to two-year terms of service. -
Freedom riders
civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 and following years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court -
Minimum Wage
John F. Kennedy signs legislation raising the minimum wage in stages from its current $1 per hour to $1.25 per hour by September 1963 -
US Steel crosses kennedys
US Steel announces that it is raising prices just weeks after President Kennedy convinced the steel workers union to temper its wage demands Kennedy’s anger with US Steel is reported in the press and Attorney General Robert Kennedy adds further to business anxieties -
JFK Propses Big Tax Cuts
john Kennedy unveils a plan for economic recovery that emphasizes large tax cuts and credits for businesses. One of his liberal economic advisors labels it the most “Republican speech since McKinley.” -
Kennedy Assassination
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as president the same day. -
LBJ Declares war on poverty
declares war on poverty and outlines an ambitious domestic agenda aimed at reducing unemployment, increasing support for education and job training, and expanding public services for the poor. -
Great Society
President Lyndon Johnson introduces the theme for his domestic agenda in stating that we must “set our course toward the Great Society -
Civil Rights Act
The act outlaws discrimination in public facilities, such as parks, and in public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants, and it prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
