Kennedy and Johnson Presidencies

By Yarismaperrett04

  • • The Great Society

    • The Great Society
    The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson

  • • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    • Bay of Pigs Invasion
    was a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961

  • • Peace Corps Formed

    • Peace Corps Formed
    Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961.
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    John F. Kennedy

  • • Cuban Missile Crisis

    • Cuban Missile Crisis
    also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare

  • • Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas, Texas

    • Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
    mortal shooting of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, as he rode in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
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    Lyndon B. Johnson