JFK and LBJ
Mr. KochUS History B
Forest Lake High School
Election of 1960
Richard Nixon (Rep) John F. Kennedy (Dem)v.
• Kennedy won extremely close election• Overcame
concerns about his age/religion
• TV debates played major role
• Established young, idealist administration called “Camelot”
“New Frontier”• Name for JFK’s domestic programs
– Stimulate economy– Aid to poor
(not everyone sharing in new prosperity since ’50s)
– Build space program• Wanted NASA to catch up to
Soviets – land on moon
July 20, 1969
John Glenn
Feb 20, 1962
1st American to orbit Earth
Nov 22, 1963
• JFK assassinated– Warren Commission
• Lee Harvey Oswald worked alone
Nov 22, 1963
– Some believed in larger conspiracy• Jack Ruby kills Oswald
Lyndon B. Johnson
• Sworn in on Air Force One 90min after JFK died
Lyndon B. Johnson• Much less exciting, but
passed more legislation• “Great Society” – LBJ’s
domestic programs– Education– Medical care (Medicare,
Medicaid)– War on Poverty– Initially successful, but comes
under criticism later• Too expensive? Didn’t do enough?
Lyndon B. Johnson• Won 1964 election over Barry Goldwater
(Rep) by landslide• Goldwater considered too radically conservative
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