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Kennedy becomes president
This is the date when Kennedy was elected the president of the United States. -
New frontier
This was a speech given by JFK about how Americans of the twentieth century had to rise to new challenges, such as achieving equality of opportunity for all. -
The Election of JFK
Kennedy defeated the Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon in a very close race. At the age of 43, Kennedy was the youngest man elected President and the first Catholic. -
Good Offices
To help settle or prevent strikes. -
The Peace Corps
This program helps people outside the United States to understand American culture, and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries. -
President Kennedy, Address to Congress on Urgent National Needs
On May 25, 1961, President Kennedy stood before Congress to deliver a special message on "urgent national needs." which including sending a man to the moon because he believed that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. -
Mission To The Moon
This is when Kennedys announces his thought of sending a man to the moon. -
Taxation
Under the Kennedy Administration, the most significant tax reforms since the New Deal were carried out, including a new investment tax credit. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
This event increased minimum wage to make it fair for workers putting in alot of hours. -
Trade Expansion Act
This authorized the President to negotiate tariff reductions on a reciprocal basis of up to 50 percent with the European Common Market.
