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JFK Delivers " New Frontier" Speech
-Acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention-Showed that JFK firmly belived in civil rights, women's rights, and welfare payments for the needy-Used the phrase "New Frontier" to encourage America to support him in this new path he wanted to pave for the people -
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JFK Speaks at Houston Ministers' Conference
-JFK spoke about his Catholic religion how it would interact with his presidential duties-He explained that he would support freedom of religion, just as it says in the Constitution-The audience, Protestant clergy, were concerned as to whether Kennedy could make important decisions without using Papal influence -
JFK Debates Richard Nixon on Television
--First televised debate between presidential candidates-Radio listeners believed Nixon won because his points were stronger and he seemed to have more knowledge and experience-Television viewers believed Kennedy won solely because he looked good on television -
Cuban Missile Crisis
-The Communist leader of Cuba welcomed the Soviet Union into his country-The Soviet Union brought nuclear weapons into Cuba. Kennedy would not stand for this and planned to remove the Soviet missile sites in Cuba.-The United States, armed with missiles of their own, headed towards Cuba. The Soviet Union stopped their ships and promised to remove their missiles if the U.S. would not invade Cuba. -
JFK Wins Election in 1960
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkYCAov9zi4
-Democrat John F. Kennedy defeats Republican Richard M. Nixon-Kennedy won by fewerd than 119,000 votes-Youngest man elected President-First and only Catholic President -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
-The Eisenhower administration ordered the CIA to train Cuban exiles in support of them rebelling and overthrowing Fidel Castro-Kennedy agreed with the terms of this operation just a few days after he was elected-The invasion went from April 17-April 19th and it failed miserably; embarrassment to Kennedy -
Freedom Riders Attacked in Alabama
-"Freedom riders" were civil rights activists who would legally take public transportation down south and test the newly anti-segregation laws-The KKK slashed the bus's tires and bombed them-Hopes of burning and beating these activists to death ultimately failed because the klan members escaped after feeling threatened by their own destruction. -
Berlin Wall is Constructed
A concrete wall topped with barbed wire that severed the city in two.The construction of the Berlin Wall ended the Berlin crisis but further aggravated Cold War tensions. The wall became an ugly symbol of Communist oppression. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pupqTfI45lA&feature=fvst
Kennedy made it clear that any missile attack from Cuba would trigger an all-out attack on the USSR.US Navy prepared to prevent the ships from USSR coming to Cuba in the Atlantic Ocean.Khrushchev offered to remove the missiles in return for an American pledge not to invade Cuba. -
JFK Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgvt6oc8n5s
President and Mrs. Kennedy had come to Texas to mend political fences with members of hte state's Democratic Party. As the car approaching a state building known as the Texas School Book Depository, rifle shots rang out, and Kennedy was shot in the head. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged for the murder.
