day 1

• In 1960 JFK the 35th president. he defeated Richard Nixon (rep).
• JFK + Nixon did 7 televised debates.
• JFK was 43 and the 1st catholic president. He was also good friends with MLK Jr.
• In his inauguration speech, he said “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”
• JFK arranged for MLK to be released from prison
• Kennedy Family: JFK, Jacqueline (Jacky) Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, and John Kennedy Jr.
• JFK’s brother Robert/Bobby served as attorney general under Kennedy’s administration
• Kennedy’s administration was called “Camelot” which referenced King Arthur and his fairytale
• JFK’S Domestic Policy: "New Frontier"

  2 goals: Improve civil rights, & end poverty
• Kennedy helped increase the minimum wage to $1.25 an hour
• JFK’s biggest accomplishment was establishing the peace corps
• Peace Corps: a volunteer program established to help developing nations

  By 1968, 35K people volunteered in overall 60 countries
• Affirmative Action: established to create more job opportunities for AA
• November 22, 1963 JFK went to Dallas to speak at a fundraiser. He traveled in an open limousine and was shot in the head by a sniper and died immediately. Jackie was by his side.
• Lee Harvey Oswald: 24 years old ex-marine was charged with the assassination of JFK. he shot him from the third-floor of a book depository.
• November 24th Oswald was being transferred from the police department to the city jail. Once he reached the bottom or the stairs, Jack Ruby (Dallas nightclub owner) shot + killed him
• Ruby died in prison and never answered any questions.
• Warren Commission: detectives, who were assigned to investigate JFK’s death. after months they determined Oswald acted alone
• What was Jack Ruby?

  A Dallas nightclub owner