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New Frontier Speech
-It was his acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention
-Showed how JFK firmly belived in civil rights, women's rights, and welfare payments for the needy
-He encouraged Americans to support him in this new path he wanted to pave for the people -
Houston Ministers Conference
-He spoke about his Catholic religion
-He explained that he would support freedom of religion
-The audience was concerned about whether Kennedy could make important decisions without using Papal influence -
Kennedy vs. Nixon
-First televised debate between presidential candidates
-Radio listeners thought Nixon won because his points were stronger -Television viewers believed Kennedy won just because he looked good
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Cuban Missile Crisis
-Closest the world has ever been to a nuclear war
-Almost began when a U-2 plane was shot down in Cuba
-It did not happen thanks to JFK asnd Khrushchev -
Election of 1960
-Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon
-JFK was the youngest man ever elected
-He was the first Catholic ever elected -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
-It was a complete failure by the Americans
-It made Kennedy look really bad
-The defeat was praised by Cuban media http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzPGHh8jjcE -
Attack on the Free Riders
-The KKK slashed the tires of t bus and bombed it
-The Free Riders were on there way to test out the anti-segregation laws
-The klan members escaped -
Berlin Wall
-2,000 people escaped and 500 people were killed
-It was used to separate West Berlin from East Berlin
-It was a concrete wall that was surrounded with guards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdZVsFjWnbI -
Civil Rights
-It had been the first time a President called on Americans to participate in civil rights
-Kennedy strongly supported the equality of blacks to whites
-Many legislations were passed and welfare was given to help out the blacks in their quest to achieve civil rights -
Assassination of JFK
-Supposedly killed by Lee Harvey Oswald
-He was shot and rushed to a hospital in the same car he was shot in
-He later died in the hospital and then Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in
